All
man-made religions and philosophies are darkness. ONLY JESUS IS
LIGHT. Jn 8:12-THEN SPAKE JESUS…, SAYING, I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD: HE
THAT FOLLOWETH ME SHALL NOT WALK IN DARKNESS, BUT SHALL HAVE THE LIGHT OF
LIFE. Darkness is spiritual death. In the absence of light there is only
darkness and death. Jesus is the only door to the Father. It is not the
Catholic Church, man-made religions, your own ideas, false Christs, false
prophets, philosophies, or any other way—only Jesus.
It has been said, THE BIBLE CAN KEEP YOU FROM SIN, OR
SIN CAN KEEP YOU FROM THE BIBLE. Which do you believe is more pleasing to
God-a meek, childlike, attitude toward His Word, God’s correction and instruction;
or a stubborn, angry, doubleminded, unrepentant, and rebellious attitude?

2-WHAT
IS A CULT? (Note #13)

The
Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas were a cult. Jim Jones and his group was
a cult. He originally led the People’s Temple in San Francisco and then
moved his group to Guyana. Heaven’s Gate was a cult. In another case, reportedly
530 people perished in Kampala, Africa in a mass suicide. Their group was
called the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God.
Previously, another ex-Catholic priest reportedly murdered nine women in
his sect. Some cults have famous movie stars as members. The list goes on
and on. Some can bring forth violence. The vast majority are peaceful and
do not.
The question arises, how can we identify a cult?
There are many varied views on what a cult really
is from the world’s perspective, and then there is what is truly a cult
in the eyes of a Holy God according to the Scriptures.
Most cults believe their way is the
only way to heaven. Others do not even believe in heaven. Some do not believe
in hell, Satan, or the Bible. Some do not believe people sin. Some proclaim
that everyone is a god, while others trust that man-made idols are gods.
Some adhere to reincarnation, others to annihilation. Many teach you can
earn your way into heaven. The list goes on and on.
Some define a cult as any group with a charismatic
leader or any group of people that are on fire for Jesus Christ. Some define a cult as anything that they disagree
with or do not understand. In other words to them, a cult is any doctrine
that disagrees with theirs.
Many cults use the Bible and Bible terminology.
On the surface they may sound very biblical to those not well-grounded in
the Scriptures or not well-informed of the cult’s doctrine. They skillfully
combine biblical truth mixed with error and falsehood, leading many astray.
People often get involved in these not realizing their true doctrine.
Biblically, a cult may be defined as those that have
added to, changed, or eliminated those things that are considered the fundamentals
of Bible doctrine. This would include those that follow another God, another
Jesus, another Gospel, or another way of salvation. This could include those
that do not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh-ref 1 Jn 4:2,3;
2 Jn 7 or do not believe there is ONE GOD-ref Mal 2:10; Mk 12:32;
Ro 3:30; 1 Cor 8:6; Eph 4:6; 1 Tim 2:5; Ja 2:19. The ONE GOD is manifested
in three, eternally existing Persons: God the Father, and God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit-ref Mt 28:19; 1 Jn 5:7.
The bigger a cult is, the more credibility it seems
to have in this sinful world.

3-CULTS
DATE BACK TO CAIN AND ARE INSTIGATED BY SATAN

The
father of lies, cult doctrines, and trying to deceive people to think God’s
Word does not mean what it says is Satan-ref Gen 3:1-7, Jn 8:44.
Cults are not something new. It may be said that they
go back to the days of Cain-ref Gen 4:3-7.
Many of the Pharisees, Herodians, Sadducees, lawyers,
and scribes in the days of Jesus were deceived teachers.
In 2 Tim 2:17,18, we have a cult. Its purpose was
to deceive people and overthrow the faith of some. It is written…HYMENAEUS
AND PHILETUS; WHO CONCERNING THE TRUTH HAVE ERRED, SAYING THAT THE RESURRECTION
IS PAST ALREADY; AND OVERTHROW THE FAITH OF SOME.
2 Tim 3:5 speaks of a type of cult that appears godly
but is not; as it is written, HAVING A FORM OF GODLINESS, BUT DENYING THE
POWER THEREOF: FROM SUCH TURN AWAY. Cults such as Buddhism, Yoga, Zen, and
some so-called Christian sects can fit this description.

4-TEST
THE SPIRITS

God’s
Word tells us, 1 Jn 4:1-BELOVED, BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT, BUT TRY (or test)
THE SPIRITS WHETHER THEY ARE OF GOD: BECAUSE MANY FALSE PROPHETS ARE GONE
OUT INTO THE WORLD. Note, many are false. We are to test the spirits,
the religions, denominations, Bible schools, churches, preachers, prophets,
and people. The information presented in this document should help a person
do just that.

5-THE
CULTS AND DECEIVERS APPEAR TO BE TEACHERS OF GOD

There
is an abundance of Scripture regarding false teachers, false prophets, cults,
etc. The Scriptures show clearly how skillful these can be. Mt 7:15 tells
how they COME TO YOU IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING. They look like the real thing,
BUT INWARDLY THEY ARE RAVENING WOLVES. Lk 11:44 says regarding the Bible
teachers of that time, which also applies to today, YE ARE AS GRAVES WHICH
APPEAR NOT. They are leading people to their death—to hell, yet they appear
to be authentic. Those that follow their false teachings ARE NOT AWARE OF
THEM. Those that follow these false teachers are deceived and don’t know
it. Mt 23:27 says these false teachers or cults ARE LIKE UNTO WHITED SEPULCHRES,
WHICH INDEED APPEAR BEAUTIFUL OUTWARD. They appear pure and holy and look
really good outwardly. They look like true men of God; however, Jesus tells
us that WITHIN (they are) FULL OF DEAD MEN'S BONES, AND OF ALL UNCLEANNESS.
Within, these cults are dead and have led many to spiritual death—to hell.
These cults, 2 Cor 11:13-ARE FALSE APOSTLES, DECEITFUL WORKERS. They even
go so far as to transform THEMSELVES INTO THE APOSTLES OF CHRIST. But this
should be no surprise, as 2 Cor 11:14-SATAN HIMSELF IS TRANSFORMED INTO
AN ANGEL OF LIGHT. The cults, the false teachers, prophets, and religions
look like the real thing. They appear to be ministers of righteousness;
as it is written, verse 15-THEREFORE IT IS NO GREAT THING IF HIS MINISTERS
(Satan’s ministers) ALSO BE TRANSFORMED AS THE MINISTERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
They may seem very loving and knowledgeable in the Bible or "another
Gospel." They may give large sums of money to the poor and do wonderful
works. Yet they are still ministers of confusion and deceit.

6-THE
DARKNESS DOES NOT UNDERSTAND; THEY DISTORT THE BIBLE AND SAY THE DECEASED
ARE IN HEAVEN
WHEN THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN HELL

Satan’s
ministers do not know or understand that they are Satan’s ministers. They
are convinced that they are walking in truth. How horrible it has been for
those that have died without Christ—without being born-again. How terrifying
it is when a person dies and is in hell, yet a so-called minister of God
stands over their dead body, saying he is in heaven or in a better place.
It is written:
Jn 1:5-AND THE LIGHT (which is Jesus, the true,
narrow Way, the Truth, and the Life) SHINETH IN DARKNESS; AND THE DARKNESS
COMPREHENDED (or understood) IT NOT.
Mt 6:23-IF THEREFORE THE LIGHT THAT IS IN THEE BE
DARKNESS, HOW GREAT IS THAT DARKNESS! If a person thinks his understanding
is truth when it is deception or darkness, the darkness in him is great.
It is hard to reach him with the truth. Even if one rose from the dead to
testify to him, he may reject it.
I Jn 2:11-BUT HE THAT…WALKETH IN DARKNESS,…KNOWETH
NOT WHITHER HE GOETH, BECAUSE THAT DARKNESS HATH BLINDED HIS EYES. A person
that walks in deceit, does not understand that he will perish forever, because
the darkness blinds him from seeing or understanding.
They sincerely believe that they are right, as did the
Pharisees, scribes, lawyers, Sadducees, and others that are now in hell.
Jesus proved beyond any doubt by the Word and miracles that He was from
God and was God. Jesus told them plainly they were of their father the devil,
yet they could not believe Him.

7-WHY
SOME REJECT GOD’S WORD; SOME WARNINGS AND ADVICE FROM THE SCRIPTURES REGARDING
FALSE TEACHERS AND CULTS AMONG YOU, ESPECIALLY IN THESE LATTER DAYS (Also note #16)

Why
do some reject God’s Word? It is written, Jn 3:19-20-AND THIS IS THE CONDEMNATION,
THAT LIGHT (which is Jesus) IS COME INTO THE WORLD, AND MEN LOVED DARKNESS
(or the ways of sin and Satan) RATHER THAN LIGHT, BECAUSE THEIR DEEDS WERE
EVIL. FOR EVERY ONE THAT DOETH EVIL HATETH THE LIGHT (which is Jesus), NEITHER
COMETH TO THE LIGHT (which is Jesus), LEST HIS DEEDS SHOULD BE REPROVED
(or exposed, or corrected). People do not want to submit to the authority
of God’s Word, so many create their own theology that fits their fleshly
desires and comforts them.
2 Pe 3:16-says that Peter wrote in his letters
some things that were hard to understand, WHICH IGNORANT AND UNSTABLE PEOPLE
DISTORT, AS THEY DO THE OTHER SCRIPTURES TO THEIR OWN DESTRUCTION-NIV. False
teachers, who are unlearned, unstable in their walk, or don’t understand,
distort the Epistles and other Scriptures to their own destruction. They
will perish to the hell that most of them believe is either an illusion,
or our life on earth, or do not believe exists.
Paul warned in 2 Pe 2:1-THERE SHALL BE FALSE TEACHERS
AMONG YOU, WHO (SECRETLY) SHALL BRING IN DAMNABLE HERESIES, EVEN DENYING
THE LORD THAT BOUGHT THEM,…MANY SHALL FOLLOW THEIR (SHAMEFUL) WAYS. These
false teachers shall speak evil about the way of truth. This indeed is what
many cults do.
In 1 Tim 6:20-21, Timothy is warned to turn away
from or avoid godless chatter and opposing ideas of what is falsely called
science. Some people that disobey this have erred and wandered from the
faith.
Timothy is further warned not to GIVE HEED TO FABLES
(or myths) AND ENDLESS GENEALOGIES. The reason is that these promote controversies
rather than GODLY EDIFYING WHICH IS IN FAITH-ref 1 Tim 1:4.
Paul obviously had warned the people about religious
deception and false teachers and false Gospels. Yet just as it was in Paul’s
time, so it is today. Some people will not humble themselves and hearken
to Godly counsel, or even to this material, because they have no inner desire
to repent, to change, and to walk by faith. Paul said in Gal 1:6-9-I MARVEL
THAT YE ARE SO SOON REMOVED FROM HIM THAT CALLED YOU INTO THE GRACE OF CHRIST
UNTO ANOTHER GOSPEL: WHICH IS NOT ANOTHER; BUT THERE BE SOME THAT TROUBLE
YOU, AND WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. BUT THOUGH WE, OR AN ANGEL
FROM HEAVEN, PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THAN THAT WHICH WE HAVE
PREACHED UNTO YOU, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. AS WE SAID BEFORE, SO SAY I NOW
AGAIN, IF ANY MAN PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THAN THAT YE HAVE RECEIVED,
LET HIM BE ACCURSED. Many cult leaders had demon spirits or false angels
appear to them. Afterward, they started false religions that in some way
distorted the Bible. Those false teachers and cults will indeed be accursed.
2 Jn 1:10-11-IF THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU,
AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID
HIM GOD SPEED: FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL
DEEDS. Many have been led down the road to error when they disobeyed this
Scripture.
Most of Mt 24, Mk 13, and Lk 21 are dealing with
the latter days that we now living in and the times that are soon to follow.
When Jesus was asked about His return, the first sign of many He referred
to in all three chapters was religious deception. Many times He warned about
religious deception and being led astray in this age, as if it would be
worse than at any time in the history of the Church. In other words, cults
would abound. It is written Mt 24:4; ref Mk 13:5; Lk 21:8-JESUS ANSWERED
AND SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE YOU. In other words, if
you are not on your guard, you may be deceived. Of all the signs collectively
covered in these three chapters, religious deception (or cults) was covered
more than any other (about 13 times)-ref-Mt 24:4,5,11,23-26; Mk 13:5,6,21-23;
Lk 21:8. A summary of some things He said—Many shall be deceived. Many shall
say they are the Christ. People shall say, Here is Christ. Many false prophets
shall arise. They shall show great signs and wonders. Jesus said, I HAVE
TOLD YOU BEFORE or in advance. If you have read this article, you can’t
say you didn’t know. Indeed, these prophecies have been fulfilled. An estimated
25,000 people in the world are now claiming they are the Christ. Multitudes
of false prophets have arisen. Some are listed under "BRIEF CULT AND
OCCULT LIST." Multitudes of new cults have arisen in just the last
150 years, and the number just keeps growing.

8-HOW
MANY DECEIVERS, CULTS, FALSE CHURCHES AND PREACHERS ARE THERE?
IS THE ANSWER FOUND IN THE FRAGMENTS OF THE GOOD BREAD TAKEN UP IN BASKETS?

2
Jn 7-FOR MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE WORLD. Mt 24:11-MANY FALSE
PROPHETS (or teachers) SHALL RISE, AND SHALL DECEIVE MANY. The number of
deceivers, cults, false ways, false churches, preachers, and deceived people
are MANY.
Mt 16:9-12-DO YE NOT YET UNDERSTAND, NEITHER REMEMBER
THE FIVE LOAVES OF THE FIVE THOUSAND, AND HOW MANY BASKETS YE TOOK UP? NEITHER
THE SEVEN LOAVES OF THE FOUR THOUSAND, AND HOW MANY BASKETS YE TOOK UP?
HOW IS IT THAT YE DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT I SPAKE IT NOT TO YOU CONCERNING
BREAD, THAT YE SHOULD BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES AND OF
THE SADDUCEES? THEN UNDERSTOOD THEY HOW THAT HE BADE THEM NOT BEWARE OF
THE LEAVEN OF BREAD, BUT OF THE DOCTRINE OF THE PHARISEES AND OF
THE SADDUCEES. Jesus was and is warning them and us to beware of the false
doctrines, the cults, and false teachings.
How much false teachings will come forth? Jesus
gives us the answer. Mk 8:19-21-WHEN I BRAKE THE FIVE LOAVES AMONG FIVE
THOUSAND, HOW MANY BASKETS FULL OF FRAGMENTS TOOK YE UP? THEY SAY UNTO HIM,
TWELVE. AND WHEN THE SEVEN AMONG FOUR THOUSAND, HOW MANY BASKETS FULL OF
FRAGMENTS TOOK YE UP? AND THEY SAID, SEVEN. AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, HOW IS
IT THAT YE DO NOT UNDERSTAND? The baskets full of fragments of bread that
afterward were gathered, represent the leaven or incredible spread of false
doctrines. (For the student of the Bible, note that two separate occasions
are mentioned.) The amount of fragmented, false doctrines that would come
forth from the original bread (Jesus) (or from the pure, holy words of the
Bible) would be twelve baskets from the five loaves of the five thousand,
and seven baskets from the 7 loaves among four thousand. False doctrine
spreads like leaven (or yeast). It multiplies many times over.
It is not enough to believe on Jesus alone, as there
are many different viewpoints among the cults of who Jesus really is. A
person needs to BELIEVETH ON ME (Jesus), AS THE SCRIPTURE HATH SAID-Jn 7:38.
Are you following a fragmented, false doctrine or the real Bread of Life
(Jesus)?

9-HOW
MANY TAKE THE WAY THAT LEADS TO DESTRUCTION?

Mt
7:13 shows clearly that many take the way that leads to destruction.
Verse 14 tells that only a few find the way that leads to
life. Even among those that find the strait gate and narrow way, only a
few will take it and inherit eternal life. In Mt 7:21, Jesus said that not
everyone that calls Him Lord, Lord shall enter heaven, BUT HE THAT DOETH
THE WILL OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. How many will take the wrong way
and perish? Mt 7:22 indicates that the number is MANY, MANY, MANY. The word
many is followed by three categories of people that believed they were saved,
looked like they were saved, but were rejected by Jesus. They worked iniquity.
If many, many, many perish, that only leaves a very, very, very few that
inherit eternal life. Again, in Mt 24:11, we are told the number that get
deceived are MANY. Again and again, the Scriptures are in harmony. Far,
far, far more people will perish and suffer the second death than those
that inherit eternal life. It is written, Gal 4:27-FOR THE DESOLATE (or
those that perish without Jesus) HATH MANY MORE CHILDREN THAN SHE WHICH
HATH AN HUSBAND (which are the born-again Christians). He that has a heart
to understand, let him understand.
Those few that are not deceived are those that are
DOERS OF THE WORD, AND NOT HEARERS ONLY-ref Ja 1:22. Those few are those
that BELIEVETH ON ME (Jesus), AS THE SCRIPTURE HATH SAID-Jn 7:38. Those
few are those that BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON A ROCK (which is the Jesus of the
Bible)-Mt 7:24. Those few are those that are not ashamed of the Jesus of
the Bible. Those few are those that build upon the truth of God’s Word not
a cult. Those that build upon the sand are those that follow their own ways
and distorted views of Jesus as well as false religions and blind teachers—they
will surely perish-ref Mt 7:26,27.

10-WOULD
PETER AND PAUL BE CONSIDERED CULT LEADERS TODAY?

In
today’s society, Peter, Paul, and others like them might mistakenly be considered
cult leaders. Indeed, Paul was considered by many of his day a cult leader.
He was called the ringleader of the sect (or movement, or cult) of the Nazarenes.
It is written: Acts 24:5-FOR WE HAVE FOUND THIS MAN (Paul) A PESTILENT FELLOW,
AND A MOVER OF SEDITION AMONG ALL THE JEWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND A
RINGLEADER OF THE SECT OF THE NAZARENES. Acts 28:22-BUT WE DESIRE
TO HEAR OF THEE WHAT THOU THINKEST: FOR AS CONCERNING THIS SECT,
WE KNOW THAT EVERY WHERE IT IS SPOKEN AGAINST.

11-HOW
WERE JESUS CHRIST AND JOHN THE BAPTIST PERCEIVED?

Was
Jesus Himself and John the Baptist perceived by some as cult leaders? It
is written: Lk 7:33-34-FOR JOHN THE BAPTIST CAME NEITHER EATING BREAD NOR
DRINKING WINE; AND YE SAY, HE HATH A DEVIL. THE SON OF MAN
IS COME EATING AND DRINKING; AND YE SAY, BEHOLD A GLUTTONOUS MAN, AND A
WINEBIBBER, A FRIEND OF PUBLICANS AND SINNERS! Mt 11:18-19-FOR JOHN CAME
NEITHER EATING NOR DRINKING, AND THEY SAY, HE HATH A DEVIL.
THE SON OF MAN CAME EATING AND DRINKING, AND THEY SAY, BEHOLD A MAN GLUTTONOUS,
AND A WINEBIBBER, A FRIEND OF PUBLICANS AND SINNERS. BUT WISDOM IS JUSTIFIED
OF HER CHILDREN.

12-BEING
NARROW-MINDED

Some
would consider that anyone so narrow-minded as to say that there is only
one way to enter heaven is certainly a cult. Yet the Bible clearly shows
that Jesus is the One and only Way. It is written: Jn 14:6-JESUS SAITH UNTO
HIM, I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE: NO MAN COMETH
UNTO THE FATHER, BUT BY ME. No church can save any person.
It is only by faith in the Jesus Christ of the Bible-God’s only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ is God who came to this earth in human form and gave His
life a ransom for those that would put their trust in Him and Him alone
as their only way to enter heaven. It is written: Mt 7:14-BECAUSE STRAIT
IS THE GATE, AND NARROW IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE,
AND FEW THERE BE THAT FIND IT.

13-WHAT
IS THE BIBLICAL DEFINITION OF A CULT?
(Note #2)

(As
#2 states), Biblically a cult may be defined as those that have changed,
left out, or added to the fundamentals of Bible doctrine.
Those that do not confess that Jesus Christ
is come in the flesh-ref 1 Jn 4:2,3; 2 Jn 7 are not of God. As it is written:
1 Jn 4:2-3-HEREBY KNOW YE THE SPIRIT OF GOD: EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH IS OF GOD: AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT
CONFESSETH NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH IS NOT OF GOD: AND
THIS IS THAT SPIRIT OF ANTICHRIST, WHEREOF YE HAVE HEARD THAT
IT SHOULD COME; AND EVEN NOW ALREADY IS IT IN THE WORLD.
2 Jn 1:7-FOR MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED
INTO THE WORLD, WHO CONFESS NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH.
THIS IS A DECEIVER AND AN ANTICHRIST.
All true, born-again Christians that have understanding
should agree that a biblical definition of a cult is any movement, philosophy,
group, church, or denomination that does not believe the following:
1-that all 66 books of the Bible are the
inspired Word of God, and is for today-ref 2 Tim 3:16; Mt 4:4; 2 Pe
1:21; or does not believe
2-that God is from everlasting to everlasting-ref
Ps 90:2, or does not believe in
3-the Trinity. There is ONE GOD-ref Mal 2:10;
Mk 12:32; Ro 3:30; 1 Cor 8:6; Eph 4:6; 1 Tim 2:5; Ja 2:19. The ONE GOD
is manifested in three, eternally existing Persons: God the
Father, and God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit-ref Mt 28:19; 1 Jn 5:7
and many more Scriptures (see Trinity). A biblical definition of a cult
is also those that do not believe
4-that by Jesus Christ were all things created,
and He is before all things-ref Col 1:16,17, or does not believe in
5-the deity of Jesus Christ,
6-and that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh,
or does not believe in
7-the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, or
8-the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
9-and that He now sits on the right hand of God
the Father making intercession for the saints, or
10-does not teach that we are saved only by faith in Jesus
Christ, God’s only begotten Son, or
11-any that teach that a person is saved by works or works
and faith, certainly is a cult, and
12-any that do not believe Ro 3:23, ref Ro 5:12- that ALL
HAVE SINNED, AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD; Ro 3:10-THERE IS NONE
RIGHTEOUS, NO, NOT ONE, and
13-any that believe their church, or denomination
is the only way to heaven and all others are wrong would biblically
be considered a cult. The only way to heaven is through faith in Jesus Christ.
It is not through a specific church, denomination, or sect.
Those that do not believe the following may not be considered a cult by
some; however, they would certainly be considered misled.
14-any that do not believe in a literal hell and the lake of
fire. It is written-Rev 20:14-15-AND DEATH AND HELL WERE CAST INTO THE LAKE
OF FIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND DEATH. AND WHOSOEVER WAS NOT FOUND WRITTEN IN
THE BOOK OF LIFE WAS CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE. And
15-any that do not believe in the Rapture of the church and
the actual physical return of Jesus Christ at the time of Armageddon would
certainly be misled.
Beware, Mt 15:14-THEY BE BLIND LEADERS OF THE BLIND. AND IF THE BLIND LEAD
THE BLIND, BOTH SHALL FALL INTO THE DITCH. Lk 6:39-CAN THE BLIND LEAD THE
BLIND? SHALL THEY NOT BOTH FALL INTO THE DITCH? If the unsaved (the blind)
lead the unsaved (the blind), both shall fall into the ditch (or perish).
The Bible is very clear that a born-again Christian is not to partake of
and be involved in cults or with blind leaders of the blind.
Once again, we are instructed and warned in 2 Jn 1:9-11-WHOSOEVER
TRANSGRESSETH, AND ABIDETH NOT IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, HATH NOT GOD.
HE THAT ABIDETH IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, HE HATH BOTH THE FATHER AND THE
SON. IF THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE,
RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM GOD SPEED: FOR HE THAT
BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS.

14-BRIEF
CULT AND OCCULT LIST AND RELATED TOPICS
BRIEF OUTLINE OF SOME ERRORS

Following
is a list of some of the better known cults.
As has been said, the information in this document
is presented in love and in the fear of God. In no way do we despise,
hate, wish to insult, or persecute the people involved in these cults in any
way. On the contrary—to love you is to tell you the truth. To withhold the
information and truth presented would be wrong and would not be love. To hide
this information and allow people to perish for eternity is not love. Indeed,
some of the authors or contributors of these pages were themselves involved
in some of the cults listed here, before God in His mercy opened their understanding
to the Gospel and to the ONLY hope of salvation that exists—Jesus Christ,
God’s only begotten Son, Who is come in the flesh-ref 1 Jn 4:2,3; 2 Jn 1:7.
We hope the information provided will cause at least some to seek the One
and only God through His Word (the Bible) in humility, putting aside all preconceived
ideas and fears. The God of the Bible is love-ref 1 Jn 4:8,16, but also Ps
89:7-GOD IS GREATLY TO BE FEARED IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SAINTS, AND TO BE
HAD IN REVERENCE OF ALL THEM THAT ARE ABOUT HIM. Jesus came not TO DESTROY
MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE THEM-Lk 9:56.
It has been said, "Error rides into the church
on the back of truth." We might relate it to receiving a nice email
with an undetected virus attached. Multitudes have died unsaved, believing
deception and lies that they thought were true, because they were intermixed
with truth. There is nothing so tragic and far-reaching as a false way of
salvation, and all the cults fit into this category.
Though estimates vary, the number of cults
in the world today appear to number into the thousands.
Estimates of those today claiming to be Jesus Christ,
the Christ, or a prophet of God are said to be 25,000 or more. Many also claim
to be Elijah the prophet or other biblical figures.
Many of these cults use the same language born-again
Christians might use; however, what they mean is very different from what
the Bible teaches. They deceive the unsaved, the lukewarm Christian, as well
as the unsuspecting. Jesus warned that in this generation many would be deceived. Some people in this last generation have turned
from Jesus Christ and now follow cults, as it is written, 1 Tim 4:1-NOW
THE SPIRIT SPEAKETH EXPRESSLY, THAT IN THE LATTER TIMES (which is now) SOME
SHALL DEPART FROM THE FAITH, GIVING HEED TO SEDUCING SPIRITS, AND DOCTRINES
OF DEVILS…When
God opens a person’s understanding and they realize they are in a cult, they
are commanded to come out. Some hear the voice of Satan saying to stay
in the cult and try to rescue others. It is written, 2 Cor 6:16-17-AND WHAT
AGREEMENT HATH THE TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS? FOR YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF THE
LIVING GOD; AS GOD HATH SAID, I WILL DWELL IN THEM, AND WALK IN THEM; AND
I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. WHEREFORE COME OUT
FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE, SAITH THE LORD, AND
TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING; AND I WILL RECEIVE YOU. Rev 18:4-AND I HEARD
ANOTHER VOICE FROM HEAVEN, SAYING, COME OUTOF HER, MY PEOPLE,
THAT YE BE NOT PARTAKERS OF HER SINS, AND THAT YE RECEIVE NOT OF HER PLAGUES.
The Bible gives severe warnings regarding listening to and allowing cults
into your home and wishing him God speed. One such Scripture is 2 Jn 1:10-11-IF
THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE (that is walking after
His commandments, confessing that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, and the
doctrine of Christ), RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM
GOD SPEED: FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS.
Many that have disobeyed these commands have fallen back into darkness. They
opened a door to Satan to deceive them again by disobeying God’s Word.
During the Tribulation, so many people will come
to Christ that they cannot be numbered-ref Rev 7:9-15; however, death
by decapitation lies ahead for most. Expect that many will come out of every
cult. It is written Rev 7:9,14-I BEHELD, AND, LO, A GREAT MULTITUDE, WHICH
NO MAN COULD NUMBER, OF ALL NATIONS, AND KINDREDS, AND PEOPLE, AND TONGUES,
STOOD BEFORE THE THRONE, AND BEFORE THE LAMB, CLOTHED WITH WHITE ROBES, AND
PALMS IN THEIR HANDS; THESE ARE THEY WHICH CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION,
AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES, AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB.
The information presented regarding the various cults
and countries—regarding their doctrines, beliefs, and origins, etc., is to
the best of our knowledge. It is limited because of space. Your comments
are welcomed. Any errors that are found, please include documentation
and proof that can be verified regarding the corrections you believe should
be made. Those seeking more information can consult the links at the end of
this document.
In many cases, the founders of these cults claimed
that God, or an angel, or some biblical figure, or aliens, or something
else appeared to them (either in person or in a dream, vision, or in thought).
In some cases, these appearances may have occurred over a period of time.
After some figure, or vision, or some thought came to them or impressed upon
them something, some then claim to be something special, or have a special
revelation. Afterward, these founders may claim to be a prophet, an apostle,
or someone having a special revelation or some new unique knowledge, etc.
In nearly every case, it was to in some way discredit, take away from, reinterpret,
or add to the Bible. Cults try to circumvent God’s Word with something else.
It is the same old lie from the beginning repeated over and over in
different forms. The Serpent, who was more subtil (or crafty), appeared to
Eve to cause her to doubt God’s Word; as it is written, HATH GOD SAID?-ref
Gen 3:1. Then he told her YE SHALL BE AS GODS-Gen 3:5.
Blasphemous doctrines have emerged—all of which have
one purpose—to lead people into error regarding what the Bible says. The ONE
GOD manifested in three, eternally existing Persons (the Trinity—God the Father,
God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit) is redefined, discredited, or said to
be wrong. In some, God the Father is redefined or said not to even exist.
In some, Jesus Christ, Who is come in the flesh, Who created all things, Who
is from everlasting to everlasting and now sits at the right hand of God the
Father is redefined or said not to even exist. In some, the Holy Spirit is
redefined, likened unto a force, or said not to even exist-ref Jn 14:17. In
nearly all, salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, apart from all works,
as one’s only hope of salvation is eliminated, changed, or added to. Some
do not acknowledge the existence of Satan.. Others say, there is no hell,
or it is redefined, or there is a replacement for hell. Doctrines like purgatory
are taught along with other ways to get to God. The list goes on and on.
What a horrible time it will be as billions throughout
eternity find that their religious cult or own misguided ideas of salvation
lead them to the hell most didn’t believe in, the Great White Throne Judgment,
and then to the lake of fire where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth
for time without end!

AFRICA
(General information) The African Christian church overall is not in good
shape. Despite many good missionaries and well-known evangelists, most Bible
schools and churches have little sound doctrine and Bible teaching. It is
not uncommon to find the preacher may not even have a Bible. There is little
knowledge or understanding of Bible prophecy, the Revelation, Daniel, etc.
When asked what they know about Jesus, many in the congregation have little
they can answer, yet love to sing and sing. Cults abound, as well as ancestral
worship and witchcraft, etc. Many Christian preachers have been seduced and
fallen by the wayside by false teachers and Bible schools luring them in with
promises of prosperity—church buildings, finances, food, clothing, positions
of authority, etc. It is not uncommon for ministers in Africa to pretend they
are a born-again in order to get gifts from American missionaries. It is not
uncommon for people that have surrendered to Jesus, to later be misled by
peer pressure from unsaved overseers in their denomination. Peer pressure
can also come from ungodly tribal chiefs. There are few indeed that continue
in Christ to the end and are able to resist the many devices and temptations
that Satan throws at them. A missionary may be successful in leading many
to Christ with good, sound Bible teaching, but when he leaves, the new converts
begin to listen to and partake of other teachers, seminars, etc. The sound
teaching they had is diluted and begins to fade away. They fall into lukewarmness
and some begin seeking for worldly things. "Self" again comes to
the forefront—self increases and Christ decreases more and more. Darkness
sets in and the darkness blinds their eyes to their true condition. They believe
they are still following Christ but are deceived.
The marriages in many parts of Africa are no marriages
at all. It has been estimated that 80% of African marriages are not marriages
at all. They are nothing more than ungodly tribal traditions or living together
with the parent’s consent. It varies from country to country, and tribe to
tribe. Unrealistic dowries are often demanded by ungodly parents. Additional
dowries may also be demanded by some parents after children are born. Certain
relatives may be involved in the marriage (like an uncle, etc.). Some have
many wives, yet claim to be a Christian. We thank God for those that are truly
born-again and do not conform to lukewarmness, pressure, and threats. AGNOSTIC One who believes that
there can be no proof of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility.
A belief that God cannot be known. ALAMO CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION ANCESTOR WORSHIP
ANGLO-ISRAELISM (See Christian Identity
Movement)ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
APOSTOLIC Those that emphasize the writings
of Paul (or Apostle’s doctrine), as superior to the 4 Gospels, the Revelation,
or the Old Testament. Mt 4:4-IT IS WRITTEN, MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE,
BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD. All 66 books of
the Bible are the inspired Word of God and proceeded out of the mouth of God.APPARITIONS ARMSTRONGISM (Worldwide Church
of God) (and The Plain Truth Magazine). Herbert W. Armstrong’s radio ministry
began about 1934. His son, Ted, later took over. They skillfully combine some
biblical truth mixed with error and falsehood, leading many people astray.
The Bible terminology that this religion uses makes it sound like a true Christian
religion. It is a cult. It does not believe in the Trinity as the Bible teaches.
Does not believe the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. Does
believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, but not as the Bible teaches. Baptism
is necessary for salvation. Sickness is the result of sin. Appears to believe
gentiles must keep the Old Testament Jewish feasts as well as the Sabbath
(Saturday). They seem to ignore the teachings in the New Testament that we
are not bound by these-ref Col 2:14-17,20.
Does not believe in eternal punishment in the lake
of fire. Believes their church is the only source of salvation in the world.
Teaches salvation by works. Believes it is possible to eventually become God,
a concept also taught by some other religious cults. Appears to believe that
Great Britain is Ephraim and that the United States is Manasseh. Seems to
follow aspects of British-Israelism. Seems to believe that the Britain and
the US are the two lost tribes of Israel. In recent years, there was a split
within the organization. Reportedly, a new group emerged that has turned from
the false doctrine of Armstrongism and now adheres to the true fundamentals
of the Bible, though they continue to be called the Worldwide Church of God.ARTHUR FORD
ASSEMBLIES OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (See United Pentecostals)
ASTARA
ASTRAL PROJECTION
ASTROLOGY (and horoscopes) The Bible warns us regarding the practice
of astrology and following horoscopes and of even seeking it. It is a form
of idolatry and iniquity. It is denying the Lord. It corrupts people. It is
wickedness and an abomination. Those that practice such things and do not
repent shall reap a horrible judgment.
Regretfully, many that claim to be a Christian practice
this abomination. They shall surely perish unless they repent.
The Lord warns in these verses that the practice of
astrology can corrupt you. Take heed is a warning for a person not to even
consider doing it. It is written: Deut 4:15, 16,-19-TAKE YE THEREFORE GOOD
HEED UNTO YOURSELVES;…LEST YE CORRUPT YOURSELVES,…AND LEST THOU LIFT UP THINE
EYES UNTO HEAVEN, AND WHEN THOU SEEST THE SUN, AND THE MOON, AND THE STARS,
EVEN ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN, SHOULDEST BE DRIVEN TO WORSHIP THEM, AND SERVE
THEM, WHICH THE LORD THY GOD HATH DIVIDED UNTO ALL NATIONS UNDER THE WHOLE
HEAVEN.
The practice of astrology is called by God as wickedness.
It is the same as serving other gods. It is called by God as an abomination.
The penalty for any man or woman that does such things is death by stoning.
It is written: Deut 17:2-5-IF THERE BE FOUND AMONG YOU, WITHIN ANY OF THY
GATES,…MAN OR WOMAN, THAT HATH WROUGHT WICKEDNESS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD
THY GOD, IN TRANSGRESSING HIS COVENANT, AND HATH GONE AND SERVED OTHER GODS,
AND WORSHIPPED THEM, EITHER THE SUN, OR MOON, OR ANY OF THE HOST OF HEAVEN,
WHICH I HAVE NOT COMMANDED; AND IT BE TOLD THEE,…AND, BEHOLD, IT BE TRUE,
AND THE THING CERTAIN, THAT SUCH ABOMINATION IS WROUGHT IN ISRAEL: THEN SHALT
THOU BRING FORTH THAT MAN OR THAT WOMAN, WHICH HAVE COMMITTED THAT WICKED
THING, UNTO THY GATES, EVEN THAT MAN OR THAT WOMAN, AND SHALT STONE THEM WITH
STONES, TILL THEY DIE.
The practice of astrology is idolatry. It is written:
2 Ki 23:5-AND HE PUT DOWN THE IDOLATROUS PRIESTS,…THEM ALSO THAT BURNED INCENSE…TO
THE SUN, AND TO THE MOON, AND TO THE PLANETS, AND TO ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN.
Astrology is iniquity to be punished. It is written:
Job 31:26-27-IF I BEHELD THE SUN WHEN IT SHINED, OR THE MOON WALKING IN BRIGHTNESS;
AND MY HEART HATH BEEN SECRETLY ENTICED, OR MY MOUTH HATH KISSED MY HAND:
THIS ALSO WERE AN INIQUITY TO BE PUNISHED BY THE JUDGE: FOR I SHOULD HAVE
DENIED THE GOD THAT IS ABOVE.
The practice of astrology, the love of astrology,
serving, inquiring after, or following the advice of horoscopes, or seeking
guidance through astrology, all these are considered forms of worship. It
is backsliding. It is deceit. It is wickedness. Those that do it do not know
the judgment of the Lord. Jer 8:1-3,5-7-AT THAT TIME, SAITH THE LORD, THEY
SHALL BRING OUT THE BONES OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH, AND…PRINCES, AND…PRIESTS,
AND…PROPHETS, AND…OF THE INHABITANTS OF JERUSALEM, OUT OF THEIR GRAVES: AND
THEY SHALL SPREAD THEM BEFORE THE SUN, AND THE MOON, AND ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN,
WHOM THEY HAVE LOVED, AND WHOM THEY HAVE SERVED, AND AFTER WHOM THEY HAVE
WALKED, AND WHOM THEY HAVE SOUGHT, AND WHOM THEY HAVE WORSHIPPED:…THEY SHALL
BE FOR DUNG UPON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. AND DEATH SHALL BE CHOSEN RATHER THAN
LIFE BY ALL THE RESIDUE OF THEM THAT REMAIN OF THIS EVIL FAMILY,…WHY THEN
IS THIS PEOPLE OF JERUSALEM SLIDDEN BACK BY A PERPETUAL BACKSLIDING? THEY
HOLD FAST DECEIT, THEY REFUSE TO RETURN. NO MAN REPENTED HIM OF HIS WICKEDNESS,
SAYING, WHAT HAVE I DONE? EVERY ONE TURNED TO HIS COURSE, AS THE HORSE RUSHETH
INTO THE BATTLE. MY PEOPLE KNOW NOT THE JUDGMENT OF THE LORD. ATHEISM A person that believes
or thinks he knows there is no God. How ironic that some may spend much of
their life fighting against something they don’t even believe exists. AUTOMATIC WRITING BAHAISM Their God (Brahma) is
not the God of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described. God
is in everyone. The person within self is divine. Christ is just another divine
leader. Sin is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote
a person through reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering
in this life. There is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through
many reincarnations, a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more
reincarnations will happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine Light Mission, Krishna
Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta Society, Yoga, Zen
Buddhism. BELEMANCY
BEWITCH
BIBLE WAY CHURCHES OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST (See
United Pentecostals)
BLACK MAGIC
BLACK MUSLIM This movement goes back
to around 1925. One of its members was Malcolm X. An aggressive movement,
at times using violence and instigating riots. It is against Christianity,
as it incorrectly believes Christianity is a white man’s religion.
It seems to exist mainly in the USA. Elijah Muhammad, its leader for a long
time, taught the black man originally lived on the moon 66 trillion years
ago. Afterward, the black man settled in what is now Mecca. They believe Allah
is black and that heaven and hell are conditions on this earth right now.
It has little resemblance to orthodox Islam and orthodox Muslims do not recognize
the movement in any way. Parts of this taken from The Bible Says by
Howard C. Estep, c. March 15, 1985. BOOKS ON THE OCCULT
BOSTON CHURCH OF CHRIST (See Church of Christ)
BRITISH ISRAELISM
BUDDHISM Buddhism arose about 1400 years
ago. Buddha is not a God, but rather an example. It may be said that this
religion is to overcome ignorance and acknowledge hurts and unhappiness, which
comes from desires. The way to escape our desires and thus stop hurts, unhappiness,
and reincarnation is the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. This religion may
be said to be a search within oneself for enlightenment, to have a mind that
is clear, to truly understand self and motives, to cease craving, and attain
inner self-denial. The aim is to extinguish self or attain Nirvana as the
extinguishing of a flame. They follow 5 rules. It neither accepts or denies
the existence of God. Sin is not an issue. There are different sects of this
cult, which is said to have 500 million followers. CABALA (See Kabbalah)
CATHOLIC (See Roman Catholic Church)
CHANTING
CHARMS
CHILDREN OF GOD
CHRISTIAN FAMILY FELLOWSHIP This organization
also denies the deity of Jesus and believes Him to be a created being. They
also deny the doctrine of the Trinity. Neither do they believe that the Holy
Spirit is God. They do not believe in a literal hell. CHRISTIAN IDENTITY MOVEMENT (Anglo-Israelism).
A white racist organization that dates back to the nineteenth century. It
is against the Jews and Blacks. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE (First Church
of Christ, Scientist—Boston). They follow the teaching of Mary Baker Eddy,
who died in the early 20th century, and generally read only small portions
of the Bible. It is neither Christian nor a science. It is as different from
the Bible as night and day. They believe in God, but not the God of the Bible.
God is both father, mother, and mind. They certainly do not believe that Jesus
is God come in the flesh, but was only a man and did not rise from the dead.
He was not the Christ or deity, but only a good teacher. This religion denies
the blood atonement. They do not believe in the Trinity as written in the
Bible. They do not believe in the Holy Spirit as the Scriptures teach. They
do not believe that death, disease, and sin are real. Man is sinless and perfect,
and death an illusion. They do not believe that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ
on the cross could pay the sin debt. The shedding of His blood meant nothing.
They do not teach people to repent or to be concerned about their salvation.
They do not believe in Satan or hell as a literal place—only as a state of
mind. CHRISTODELPHIANISM (Founded by
John Thomas in the mid 19th century). This religion denies the deity of Christ
and teaches that Christ had a fallen nature. It denies the deity of the Holy
Spirit. It also denies the doctrine of the Trinity. As with many cults, it
denies the existence of Satan and hell. They do not believe Eph 2:8-FOR BY
GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT
OF GOD. Reportedly, there are disagreements within the organization. CHURCH OF ARMAGEDDON
CHURCH OF CHRIST (Boston Church of Christ,
Crossroads Movement, Discipling Movement, International Church of Christ).
(Began about 1985). Not considered a cult by some, yet the information we
have is they do not believe in the millennial reign, the 144,000 male virgin
Jews being saved as outlined in the Revelation, the future reign of Jesus
on the earth, and much of the latter day theology presented in the Gospel.
They appear to believe that they are the only true church. They also appear
to believe in baptismal regeneration and do not accept any baptism done outside
of the Boston Church of Christ. On the surface, this can sound very biblical
to one not well-grounded in the Scriptures or not well-informed. They skillfully
combine biblical truth mixed with error and falsehood, leading people astray. CHURCH UNIVERSAL AND TRIUMPHANT
CLAIRVOYANCE
COLOROLOGY
CONFUCIANISM
CONJURATION
CROSSROADS MOVEMENT (See Church of Christ)
CRYSTAL BALLS
CURSING (Putting a curse on others.)
DEJA-VU
DEMOLAY
DISCIPLING MOVEMENT (See Church of Christ)
DIVINATION
DIVINE LIGHT MISSION Their God
(Brahma) is not the God of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be
described. God is in everyone. The person within self is divine. Christ is
just another divine leader. Sin is not to be considered. Doing more good than
bad can promote a person through reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life
causes suffering in this life. There is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you
can achieve, through many reincarnations, a state of knowing you are God,
at which time no more reincarnations will happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine Light Mission, Krishna
Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta Society, Yoga, Zen
Buddhism. DRUG ‘TRIPS’
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (The so-called
game) EASTERN MYSTICISM Their God (Brahma)
is not the God of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described.
God is in everyone. The person within self is divine. Christ is just another
divine leader. Sin is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote
a person through reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering
in this life. There is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through
many reincarnations, a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more
reincarnations will happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine
Light Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta
Society, Yoga, Zen Buddhism. EASTERN STAR
EASTERN PHILOSOPHIES
ECKANKAR (Founded by Paul Twitchell
in about 1965.) It believes in reincarnation and astral projection.
EDGAR CAYCE
ENCHANTMENTS (See Fortunetelling)
END TIME MOVEMENTS
EST
EVOLUTION To evolve—a change from
nothing to something; or a change from the simple to the complex by chance
and time. A concept brought forth by Charles Darwin that tries to explain
life apart from God. This fabrication is now being taught as fact in many
schools and colleges. It is an attempt to erase the knowledge of God.
Can a person believe in evolution and be a true born-again
Christian? The answer is clearly NO.
1-Evolution accepts heathen and pagan philosophers
in place of the Word of God, in place of God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit.
2-Evolution does away with the idea of biblical creation
by God, believing that blind force, time, circumstances, and chance nullify
the truth that God created all things-ref Gen 1:1; and Col 1:16,17-FOR BY
HIM (Jesus) WERE ALL THINGS CREATED, THAT ARE IN HEAVEN, AND THAT ARE IN EARTH,
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, WHETHER THEY BE THRONES, OR DOMINIONS, OR PRINCIPALITIES,
OR POWERS: ALL THINGS WERE CREATED BY HIM, AND FOR HIM: AND HE IS BEFORE ALL
THINGS, AND BY HIM ALL THINGS CONSIST. Eph 3:9-GOD, WHO CREATED ALL THINGS
BY JESUS CHRIST. Rev 4:11-…O LORD,…THOU HAST CREATED ALL THINGS, AND FOR THY
PLEASURE THEY ARE AND WERE CREATED. Rev 10:6-AND SWARE BY HIM THAT LIVETH
FOR EVER AND EVER, WHO CREATED HEAVEN, AND THE THINGS THAT THEREIN ARE, AND
THE EARTH, AND THE THINGS THAT THEREIN ARE,…
3-Evolution makes both God and the Bible a liar.
4-It degrades mankind from being created in the image
of God-ref Gen 1:27 and relegates him to an ancestry of apes and monkeys.
5-It does away with the fall of man.
6-It does away with biblical miracles.
7-Evolution does away with the virgin birth, making
it both impossible and unnecessary. It makes Christ a product of evolution
as other men.
8-It denies the bodily resurrection of Christ and
declares that it is contrary to the process of evolution.
9-It denies the atonement. For according to evolution,
there was no fall of man—therefore, no sin for which to make atonement.
10-It denies the second advent of Christ and the final restoration
and preservation of all things by the personal acts of God.
11-It does away with the authority of the Bible as a real revelation
from a personal and living God; making it a lie, not only regarding creation
but every other doctrine as well.
Interestingly, in the last church age (that of the
Laodiceans), evolution has become a stumblingblock. Thus, it is written, Rev
3:14-AND UNTO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH OF THE LAODICEANS WRITE; THESE THINGS
SAITH THE AMEN (which is Jesus), THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE WITNESS (which is Jesus),
THE BEGINNING OF THE CREATION OF GOD. Jesus is speaking expressly to
His church, today’s church, telling them that He is the beginning of the creation
of God. In other words, evolution is a lie, the creation is the truth. He
that has ears to hear, let him hear. Rev 3:22-HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM
HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT SAITH UNTO THE CHURCHES.
It is the law of nature that nothing reproduces anything
greater than itself. It has been said, that in actuality, when taken to its
origins, evolutionists believe that nothing working on nothing by nothing
through nothing for nothing begat everything.
Part of this article on evolution was taken from a
newsletter that did not seem to note the author (or its source).
Recommended reading for more detailed information
on the lie of evolution is Creation or Evolution? Part III. The Fossil
Record by Winkie Pratney. Contact Last Days Ministries, Box 40, Lindale,
Tx 75771-0040. EXTRA SENSORY PERCEPTION (E.S.P.)
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FARM (See The Farm)
FETISHES
FIRE PSYCHE BY CANDLES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST (See
Christian Science)
FLEXOLOGY
FORTUNETELLING, HALLOWEEN, OBSERVING TIMES, WIZARD
God gives us further warnings of things we are not to do. We must obey
God’s Word if we expect God to answer our prayers. He tells us, THERE SHALL
NOT BE FOUND AMONG YOU ANY ONE THAT MAKETH HIS SON OR HIS DAUGHTER TO PASS
THROUGH THE FIRE, OR THAT USETH DIVINATION (fortunetelling), OR AN OBSERVER
OF TIMES (sorcery, astrology), OR AN ENCHANTER (interprets omens, casts spells),
OR A WITCH (one who engages in witchcraft), OR A CHARMER
(one who casts spells), OR A CONSULTER WITH FAMILIAR SPIRITS (a medium
or Spiritist who consults with the dead), OR A WIZARD (sorcerer),
OR A NECROMANCER (one who communicates with the dead). FOR ALL
THAT DO THESE THINGS ARE AN ABOMINATION UNTO THE LORD-Deut 18:10-12.
This would include Halloween (witches, witchcraft, wizards) which are an abomination
to the Lord.
Most people cannot get their prayers answered. They
are often involved in things that are detestable to God. How can God turn
His ear to those that are engaged in things that are an abomination; in things
that God has warned us against? If you turn to astrology, even look at such
things in the newspapers, even mention such things as horoscopes;
this is an abomination to the Lord. God has destroyed whole
nations for such sins. The penalty for such things in God’s Law was death.
NEITHER SHALL YE USE ENCHANTMENT, NOR
OBSERVE TIMES-Lev 19:26. DO NOT TURN TO MEDIUMS OR SEEK OUT
SPIRITISTS, FOR YOU WILL BE DEFILED BY THEM. I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD-Lev 19:31
(NIV).
God gives a very strict warning, saying, THE SOUL
THAT TURNETH AFTER SUCH AS HAVE FAMILIAR SPIRITS (mediums), AND AFTER WIZARDS
(spiritists), TO GO A WHORING AFTER THEM (to prostitute himself by following
them), I WILL EVEN SET MY FACE AGAINST THAT SOUL, AND
WILL CUT HIM OFF FROM AMONG HIS PEOPLE-Lev 20:6.
If you call yourself a Christian, yet do these things
which are of Satan, you will soon have a surprise coming when you stand in
front of your Creator at judgment. If you are involved in these things, not
only may you be having problems getting prayers answered; you may be on your
way to the second death, unless you repent and begin to follow Jesus as it
is written. FOUNDATION OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING
HALLOWEEN (See Fortunetelling)
HANDWRITING ANALYSIS
HARE KRISHNA
HEXING
HINDUISM Originally a combination
of Greek gods combined with Indian meditations. Indian society uses a caste
system. Hindu priests are sometimes sought to determine important dates in
a person’s life, such as the exact day one should build their house, weddings,
etc. There are a countless number of idols, or as they might say, "holy
objects." Some are quite grotesque looking and are found in vehicles,
homes, businesses, temples, etc. Animals are exalted. It has been said that
a notable Hindu once ate some beef and afterward was tormented, as he could
hear the cow mooing inside his belly. The Scriptures warn against idols, as
it is written-Ro 1:23-AND CHANGED THE GLORY OF THE UNCORRUPTIBLE GOD INTO
AN IMAGE MADE LIKE TO CORRUPTIBLE MAN, AND TO BIRDS, AND FOURFOOTED BEASTS,
AND CREEPING THINGS. See the Bible study on Idols.
The Ganges River is believed to be holy, attracting
multitudes that come to bathe in its waters. Hinduism believes in reincarnation.
To escape from being reincarnated is the ultimate aim. There are several ways
to reach this ultimate aim. To seek love and money is acceptable.
In Indian society, a dowry is often paid by a girl’s
parents so she can marry. This teaches a concept contrary to that of the Bible
where Jesus paid for His bride (the Church).
Hindus may accept Christ as another one of their gods,
but to accept Him as He really is and put away their many false beliefs is
much more difficult. When a person does come to Christ, they often face much
persecution from other Hindus and may even be threatened with death. In India,
a true born-again Christian may lose certain government benefits. In many
churches, they sing and sing and sing, yet have little knowledge or understanding
of Bible prophecy, the Revelation, Daniel, etc. Although there are quite a
few churches in India, it has been estimated by a well-known, born-again preacher
that the number of truly born-again Christians in India is only about 1 person
per every 10,000. We thank God for those that are truly born-again and do
not conform to lukewarmness, pressure, and threats.HOROSCOPES (See Astrology)
HOW TO HAVE PERFECT FAITH: (The so-called Apostle Eric) Here is yet
another one claiming that an angel or angels appeared to him, and then started
his own movement. Apparently, he believes you must speak in tongues to be
saved. Grace is not unmerited favor. Does not appear to believe in water baptism.
Appears to be oneness doctrine. Does not appear to believe in communion. HUMANISM
HUMANISTIC PHILOSOPHY
HYPNOTISM
HYPNOTIZISM
I AM MOVEMENT
I-CHING
IDOLS: ANKH
IDOLS: ITALIAN HORN
IDOLS: ZODIAC SIGNS
INCANTATION
INDIAN CEREMONIES
INDIA (See Hinduism)
INNER PEACE MOVEMENT
INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF CHRIST (See
Church of Christ)
ISLAMTheir beliefs are far
removed from Christianity. Approximately 1300 years ago, Muhammad
(or Mohammed) was born in Mecca. Islam believes that he is the last of the
prophets, which include Abraham, Moses and even Jesus. Islam believes that
the Koran was given to Muhammad over a period of time by the angel
Gabriel.) They believe the Koran (or Quran) is God’s Word and supersedes all
previous revelations, including the Bible. One hundred and fourteen chapters
or Suras are contained in the Koran. Islam accepts the law of Moses, the Psalms
as well as the Gospels, but believe the Bible is badly flawed. Allah
is the word they use for God. They believe there is no God except Allah, and
Muhammad is his prophet. Allah is worshiped, not Muhammad. Allah is considered
to be an impersonal being, far above all men, impossible to approach, to know,
or to understand. Their worship is centered in the Five Pillars. Salvation
for them is through what they do and their attitude being in line with the
Koran. It is their individual responsibility. They do not follow the Holy
Bible. They do not believe in ONE GOD, eternally existing in three persons—the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the Trinity for
them appears to be an abomination. Islam does not believe in the divinity
of Christ, or that Christ is come in the flesh-ref 1 Jn 4:2,3; 2 Jn 7. They
believe Jesus was only a messenger of God, not the Son of God. They do not
believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins or rose from the dead. It
is reported that many believe that Judas died in his place.
They seem to have no understanding of what it means
to be "born-again." They seldom have any understanding of the difference
between a true born-again Christian and those that merely claim to be Christian.
Islam does not comprehend having a personal relationship with the loving,
compassionate, and merciful God of the Bible. While a true born-again Christian
loves even their enemies, Islam does not.
In Arab countries, women usually hold a very low position
and are looked down on, regarded as those that tempt men to sin. Islam permits
up to 4 wives.
Islam now is the major religion of the Arab countries
and has also made inroads in Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe, and even the
United States.
Those that do not follow Islam are considered infidels.
Sometimes those that practice Islam in another group, sect, or faction would
also be considered an infidel. It is written in Surah47:4-When
you meet (in El Jihad), those who disbelieve, smite at their necks till you
have killed and wounded many of them.Surah 9:5-Kill the idolaters
wheresoever ye shall find them. Note the difference in the Bible-Mt 5:44,
ref Lk 6:27,28-BUT I SAY UNTO YOU, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, BLESS THEM THAT CURSE
YOU, DO GOOD TO THEM THAT HATE YOU, AND PRAY FOR THEM WHICH DESPITEFULLY USE
YOU, AND PERSECUTE YOU. Allah commands death to those that do not convert
to Islam, but the God of heaven said through Jesus, His only begotten Son-Lk
9:56-FOR THE SON OF MAN IS NOT COME TO DESTROY MEN'S LIVES, BUT TO SAVE THEM. Their goal is world domination through Islam,
by whatever means is necessary, and thus have a moral order everywhere. The
question arises, is there peace when Islam takes over? The answer is no. There
is still killing, terror, and violence. There are various factions
within Islam. Their beliefs differ in some areas, especially politically.
Some of its extremists can be extremely militant and violent. As a
result, there has been war and not peace between various Islamic groups. Even
within Islamic nations, there are sometimes tribal wars. These sometimes war
against each other, as one faction may not consider the other to follow true
Islam. Example, in Pakistan, app. Feb 15, 2003, at least three gunmen, presumed
Sunni Muslim extremists, killed 9 Shiites and injured many more as they were
performing evening prayers. One was a 7 year old boy. It is reported that
the rivalry between the two groups dates back to the 7th century when there
was a disagreement over who was to be the heir to Islam’s prophet Muhammad.
The Sunni Muslims consider the Shiites as non-Muslims. Some force their religious
beliefs on people through violence—giving a choice to convert to their religion
or die. Once Islam takes over, religious freedom can be expected to disappear.
No religious freedom exists in most countries that practice this religion.
However, as noted, violence may still exist.
On the mission field, some born-again missionaries
have been attacked by followers of Islam. Islamic followers have been
responsible for killing many Christian missionaries.
In the Far East, the Moslems and Hindus are bitter rivals and each have killed
many of the others. Though because of their mutual hatred for Christians.
They may momentarily set aside their differences and join forces against Christians.
While some nominal Christians are converting to Islam,
some people that follow Islam are converting to the loving Christ as
their Lord and Saviour. If a Moslem can set aside the lies that they have
heard from those that say they have read the Bible, and approach the Bible
with an open mind and honest heart, and read it all, incredible things can
happen. They may be astonished to learn that they can know God and have a
personal relationship with Him.They believe once a nation is under Islam, it must
always be so. Thus, they believe the land of Israel, which was
once under Islamic rule must revert back. The Jews must be killed, driven
out, or convert to Islam. Yet it is also a fact that many Moslems living in
Israel have a far better life than Moslems living in Arab countries. They
do live in peace with Israel and prosper.
Should you find a peace-loving Moslem, ask him these
questions. Do you love the Jews? Would you support them and help them? Do
you believe they have a right to exist? Do you recognize and believe that
the nation of Israel has a right to exist in the land they now have? Do you
believe they are God’s covenant people and descended from Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob?
Are there any peace loving Moslems? The answer is yes,
and some have turned to the Jesus Christ of the Bible as their only hope of
salvation. The Koran does not offer answers for many things, but God’s Word
does. During the coming Tribulation, many that practice Islam will turn to
the Lord Jesus Christ—Glory to God. Note Rev 7:9-17.
For the Moslem that really wants truth, this
is our recommendation: get into the Bible and read the Gospel of John three
times, about 5 or more chapters a day. Then begin with Matthew and read through
the entire New Testament including the Revelation. Humble yourself and put
away the preconceived thoughts that you may have.
ARAB (defined by Webster’s and the American Heritage
dictionaries): A person born or living in the Arabian Peninsula. A member
of a people that speaks Arabic. Of or relating to the Arabs: Arabian. A member
of a Semitic people of Arabia whose language and Islamic religion spread widely
throughout the Middle East and N Africa from the 7th century.
ARABIA (defined by Webster’s and the American Heritage
dictionaries): A peninsula of SW Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian
Gulf.
ARABIAN SEA (defined by Webster’s and the American
Heritage dictionaries): The NW part of the Indian Ocean between Arabia and
western India.
ARABIC (defined by Webster’s and the American Heritage
dictionaries): A language spoken in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon,
Syria, Egypt and parts of northern Africa. Of or relating to Arabia, the Arabs,
their language, or their culture. The Semitic language of the Arabs, spoken
in numerous dialects throughout much of the Middle East and parts of North
Africa.
ISLAM (defined by Webster’s and the American Heritage
dictionaries): A religion based on belief in Allah as the only God, in Muhammad
as his prophet, and in the Koran. A monotheistic religion marked by the profession
of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.
The people or nations that practice Islam; the Muslim world.
MUSLIM or MOSLEM (defined by Webster’s and the American
Heritage dictionaries): A person whose religion is Islam.
See Isaac
and Ishmael the unsolvable problem for more in-depth information. JEAN DIXON
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES (and The Watchtower
Magazine). (Founded by Charles Russell in the latter part of the 19th
century). He died in 1916. On the surface, this aggressive cult can sound
very biblical. They skillfully combine some biblical truth mixed with error
and falsehood, leading people astray. They believe that only Jehovah is from
everlasting to everlasting; however, He is not all knowledgeable and is not
omnipresent. Regarding Jesus Christ, they believe He is a created being and
is actually Michael the archangel that became a man. They do not believe the
Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, but only a force. They do
not believe in the Trinity as presented in the Scriptures. They believe only
the 144,000 are born-again and will be in heaven. People do not need to be
born-again, as they will have everlasting life and live on the earth. They
do not believe in a literal hell. They do not believe in the eternal lake
of fire for the wicked. They believe all that reject their way will suffer
destruction. To be saved, one must do their works. They do not vote, salute
the flag, celebrate Christmas and other like things.
Their understanding of prophecy and of the Revelation
is very distorted.
In recent times, some of their key people have left
the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization and become born-again Christians.JESUS ONLY (Says there is no Trinity).JOB’S DAUGHTERS KARMA This is not a religion,
but a term used in Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. It may be said—the theory of cause
and effect. To put it simply, a person’s future life is dependent upon how
he has lived this life. In cults that believe in reincarnation, karma moves
a person up or down in the next life. If a person believes in karma, but not
reincarnation, then he will believe his eternal state will be determined according
to what he does in this life. Karma, of course, is not a Bible doctrine. Its
origin is in Eastern mysticism and is totally contrary to the Word of God.
True salvation only comes by placing our trust in Jesus Christ, God’s only
begotten Son, Who shed His blood on the cross to make atonement for our sins.
It is a gift from God, not in any way a reward for works-ref Eph 2:8,9. K.K.K.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS Their God (Brahma)
is not the God of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described.
God is in everyone. The person within self is divine. Christ is just another
divine leader. Sin is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote
a person through reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering
in this life. There is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through
many reincarnations, a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more
reincarnations will happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine
Light Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta
Society, Yoga, Zen Buddhism. LEVITATION
LIFE SPRING
MAGIC, CHARMS, SPELLS
MANIPULATION
MARTIAL ARTS (Some martial arts may
emphasize physical training and mental discipline for self defense, sport,
and exercise, while others may go deeper into spiritual enlightenment, etc.)
MASONS
MEDIUMS
METAPHYSICS
MILLENNIAL DARNISM
MIND CONTROL
MIND IDOLATRY
MODERNISM
MOONIES (Unification Church)
MORMONISM (The Latter Day Saints).
(Follow the teachings of Joseph Smith.) The doctrine of Mormonism is
completely unscriptural and dates back to about 1830. They believe that God
the Father and Jesus Christ physically appeared to Joseph Smith and told him
that the churches were all wrong. The Book of Mormon was to be added to the
Bible. In other words, Christianity was all lost.
Supposedly, Joseph Smith stated that Elijah appeared
personally to him on April 3, 1836, at Kirtland, Ohio, fulfilling Mal 4:5,6.
They believe that Elijah also came in 1844.
The Mormons reject the finality of the Bible. They
both take away from and add to God’s Word. The Bible gives a severe warning
about this in Rev 22:18,19. The Mormon Church is run by revelation. It is
not committed to any fixed creed. It can be said it creates doctrine as time
goes on.
They use biblical terms, but their beliefs are far removed
from true Christianity.
Their book, the Doctrine of Covenants, speaks against
having more than one wife in 101:4, 1835 edition. However, in 1887, Mormon
Church historian listed 27 women that were married to Joseph Smith. This occurred
during a time when such a thing was viewed as a crime before God. It is reported
that Smith finally admitted it and changed the law of polygamy in 1843 (which
showed up in 1876) and then the 1835 edition just disappeared. It is reported
that some of his wives were still married to other men.
Mormon leaders apparently believe that the Bible,
the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine of Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price
do not contradict each other. This is far from the truth.
Contrary to 1 Sam 15:29, Joseph Smith believed that
God was once as we are, that Jehovah was the firstborn spirit child of Elohim.
They believe He is not just Spirit and is not omnipresent. They believe we
have to learn how to be gods ourselves.
Jesus shedding His blood for our sins is apparently
nonsense to them—the blood of Jesus could not make one clean by itself. Mormonism
seems to believe that Christ and the devil are brothers, and Christ was married.
They seem to believe the Holy Spirit is a substance or
fluid and not omnipresent.
They believe in baptismal regeneration. They believe
baptism is the way to heaven and that the saints can be baptized for those
that have passed away unbaptized.
They believe there will be a resurrection of every
living thing including animals and fish.
All that are in glory are also gods. There are gods
and other worlds. They also believe in heavenly marriages and in having spirit
children. There is no burning hell. Punishment without end may last for a
short time or a long time.
They seem to believe that people will raise children
after they leave earth. Their faith appears to be in Joseph Smith and changing
revelations. It is certainly not in the God of the Bible. It is certainly
not in Jesus Christ. MOSLEMS (See Islam)
MULTIPLYING MINISTRIES (See Church of
Christ)
MUSLIMS (BLACK) (See Black Muslim)
NECROMANCY (See Fortunetelling)
NEW AGE DOCTRINES Self is the
main theme. It denies the idea of only one way to heaven, such as Jesus Christ,
but embraces most non-Christian theologies. It embraces the idea of evolution
of both the body and the spirit, and reincarnation can be a part of that.
Visualization and astral projection are included. Man is looked upon as being
good and divine. Each person can travel their own path as they understand
it. Man is to have peace with and be in harmony with god, his fellow man and
the creation. They are looking for a world leader to come forth. NEW AGE THINKING
NEW THOUGHT
NUMEROLOGY
OBSERVER OF TIMES (See Fortunetelling,
also Astrology)
OCCULTISM When a person uses the
expression, "the man upstairs" or "a higher power" they
are more than likely referring to Satan and the demonic powers, even though
they don’t know it. A born-again Christian should never refer to God in this
manner. Six verses in the Bible indicate that God is a jealous God, including
Ex 20:5. Forms of occultism include ANCESTOR WORSHIP, DIVINATION, ENCHANTMENTS,
HOROSCOPES, HYPNOTIZISM, MAGIC, CHARMS, SPELLS, OBSERVER OF TIMES—ASTROLOGY,
MEDIUMS, MIND CONTROL, NECROMANCY, OUIJA BOARDS, PALM READING, PSYCHICS, SEANCES,
SORCERY, WITCHCRAFT. ONENESS PENTECOSTAL (See United Pentecostal)
ORDER OF THE ARROW
OUIJA BOARDS
PAGAN RELIGIONS
PALM READING
PARAPSYCHOLOGY
PENDULUM
PENTAGRAMS
POLTERGEISTS
PSYCHIC HEALING
PSYCHIC PORTRAITS
PSYCHICS
PSYCHOCYBERNETICS
RAINBOW GIRLS
REALIANS These are the ones that
claimed to have succeeded in doing human cloning in the latter part of 2002.
Their leader claims aliens appeared to him. Beliefs from various religions
are molded to fit their cultic views. As with many cults, they misuse or misinterpret
Christian events and terms. REIGN OF FATHER DIVINE
REINCARNATION
ROCK GROUPS AND STARS Many rock
groups and stars promote Satanic worship, rebellion, sex, and drugs. Some
have even held altar calls for Satan. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH (The great
whore) To those that have a heart to receive and understand the Word
of God, it is clear that the Roman Catholic Church is the Great Whore referred
to in the Revelation. Click
here for that information.
Among all the cults, there are few that have changed over
the years as much as this one. The Word of God never changes. For true born-again
Christians, their beliefs and doctrine are the same today as in the times
of Jesus, but not for the Roman Catholics. It is written Heb 13:8-9-JESUS
CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, AND TO DAY, AND FOR EVER. BE NOT CARRIED ABOUT
WITH DIVERS AND STRANGE DOCTRINES. A person can talk with hundreds of Catholics
including priests and find that most have never read their Bible cover to
cover and seldom take their Bible to church. A person is saved by faith (or
trust) in Jesus Christ. Faith can only come from God’s Word-ref Ro 10:17.
A person’s faith cannot exceed their knowledge and understanding of the Bible.
Little Bible, little faith, and without faith it is impossible to please God-ref
Heb 11:6.
All that practice sin shall perish. How is it that multitudes
of priests molest children and yet continue in the church? Why are the priests
that commit such abominable acts not thrown out? They are absolutely not saved
and cannot be walking with God? Warning, Mt 15:14, it is written-THEY BE BLIND
LEADERS OF THE BLIND. AND IF THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND, BOTH SHALL FALL INTO
THE DITCH. They both shall perish.
The Roman Catholic Church is just one of many cults
that claim to be the true church. All anyone has to do is research the history
of the church in the Dark Ages. They will be astonished at what they will
find. The history of the church includes the murder of multitudes and unspeakable
sin. Its doctrine and policies have changed so much over the years, but the
Word of God never changes. Our recommendation is that if you want the truth,
get into your Bible and read the Gospel of John three times, about 5 or more
chapters a day. Then begin with Matthew and read through the entire New Testament
including the Revelation. Always seek God in prayer in the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ for understanding before reading. Put away preconceived thoughts
and just read what the Bible says. You can see for yourself the practices
of the Catholic Church and what you are reading in the Bible do not go together.
Once you have done this and God has opened your understanding, you have but
one choice.
Rev 18:4-5-AND I HEARD ANOTHER VOICE FROM HEAVEN,
SAYING, COME OUT OF HER, MY PEOPLE, THAT YE BE NOT PARTAKERS
OF HER SINS, AND THAT YE RECEIVE NOT OF HER PLAGUES. FOR HER SINS HAVE REACHED
UNTO HEAVEN, AND GOD HATH REMEMBERED HER INIQUITIES.
Further, it is written, 2 Cor 6:14-18-BE YE NOT UNEQUALLY
YOKED TOGETHER WITH UNBELIEVERS: FOR WHAT FELLOWSHIP HATH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS? AND WHAT COMMUNION HATH LIGHT WITH DARKNESS? AND WHAT CONCORD
HATH CHRIST WITH BELIAL? OR WHAT PART HATH HE THAT BELIEVETH WITH AN INFIDEL?
AND WHAT AGREEMENT HATH THE TEMPLE OF GOD WITH IDOLS? FOR YE ARE THE TEMPLE
OF THE LIVING GOD; AS GOD HATH SAID, I WILL DWELL IN THEM, AND WALK IN THEM;
AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM
AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE, SAITH THE LORD, AND TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN
THING; AND I WILL RECEIVE YOU, AND WILL BE A FATHER UNTO YOU, AND YE SHALL
BE MY SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SAITH THE LORD ALMIGHTY.
Reportedly, Archimedes said that given a long enough
lever and a fulcrum far enough out of the world, he would be able to lift
the world. One cannot lift a barrel by remaining in the barrel. It is necessary
to first get out, then the barrel can be lifted. It was not Lot that made
the impact living in sin-ridden Sodom. It was Abraham, the separated believer-ref
Gen 14. The Bible is clear. The Roman Catholic Church is not going to turn
to God’s Word, repent, and change.
The doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church, however, does
change and will continue to change, bringing in more and more damnable heresies.
310 Prayers for the dead were introduced
320 The lighting of candles
375 The worship of saints, about 365
394 The Mass was adopted
432 The worship of Mary began to develop
500 Priests began to assume distinctive robes
593 The doctrine of purgatory was introduced
600 Worship in Latin was mandated (since repealed)
606 Claims to Papal Supremacy took root
607 Boniface III made first Pope
650 Feasts in honor of the Virgin Mary began
709 Kissing the Pope’s foot
786 Worshipping images and relics
850 Use of "holy water" begun
995 Canonization of dead saints
998 Fasting on Fridays and during Lent
1003 Feasts for the dead were introduced
1074 Celibacy of the priesthood
1076 The dogma of Papal infallibility was announced
1090 Prayer beads
1140 The doctrine that there are seven sacraments was introduced
1184 The Inquisition
1190 Sale of Indulgences
1200 The wafer was substituted for the loaf
1215 Transubstantiation (A change of anything into something essentially different.
The conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into that of Christ’s
body and blood; a doctrine
of the Greek and Roman churches.)1215 Confession was instituted
1220 Adoration of the Wafer (Host) (the worshipping of a piece of bread that
one has become convinced is the Lord Jesus Christ)
1229 Bible forbidden to laymen
1316 The Ave Maria was introduced
1414 Cup forbidden to people at communion
1439 Doctrine of purgatory officially decreed
1439 Doctrine of the Seven Sacraments affirmed
1508 The Ave Maria approved
1534 Jesuit Order founded
1545 Tradition granted equal authority with the Bible
1546 The Apocrypha was received into the Cannon
1854 Immaculate Conception of Mary
1864 Syllabus of Errors proclaimed. The doctrine of the temporal power of
the Pope proclaimed
1870 INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPE DECLARED
1950 Assumption of the Virgin Mary (the belief that the Virgin Mary ascended
bodily into heaven without dying). The personal corporeal presence of the
Virgin in heaven.
1965 Mary proclaimed "Mother of the Church"
1966 Pope Paul IV proclaimed an end to the traditional obligation that Catholics
abstain from eating meats on Fridays.
He abolished the index
of forbidden books. He demoted a whole host of saints who had been canonized,
revered, and prayed to by the church previously.
A 138-page papal document
(officially referred to as an "apostolic exhortation" was issued.
Pope John Paul II in December dismissed the "widespread idea that one
can obtain
forgiveness directly
from God." 1 Jn 1:9 clearly states, IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL
AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS, AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
20?? What is next?????
Nearly every item on this list can be shown to be
contrary to God’s Word. If you want the truth our recommendation is to get
into your Bible and read the Gospel of John three times, about 5 or more chapters
a day. Then begin with Matthew and read through the entire New Testament including
the Revelation. Follow that by reading the entire Bible, Genesis to the Revelation.
Always seek God in prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ for understanding
before reading.
The Roman Catholic Church for centuries banned the Bible
from the laity, burned it, and persecuted those who loved it. Roman Catholics
today are permitted to look upon Protestants as "separated brethren."
Rome’s understanding of such things as grace, confession, regeneration, baptism,
etc. is much different than that of a born-again Christian. They use the same
terms, but their meaning is not the same. The seven means of saving grace
contained in the Sacraments—Infant Baptism, First Communion, Mass, Confession,
Marriage, Extreme Unction, and Ordination—have no true biblical authority.
Jesus commands that the Revelation be taught in the
church. It is written, I JESUS HAVE SENT MINE ANGEL TO TESTIFY UNTO YOU THESE
THINGS IN THE CHURCHES-Rev 22:16. There is a special blessing
for those that read and hear the Revelation-ref Rev 1:3. When was the last
time any Catholic heard their priest teaching the entire Revelation? Some
may make excuses and say it is only symbolism. To the blind or the unsaved,
it may be only symbolism; however, to the born-again Christian it is an open
book-ref Rev 22:10, one that can be understood. This is further confirmed
as we read in Daniel, BUT THE WICKED WILL CONTINUE TO BE WICKED. NONE OF THE
WICKED WILL UNDERSTAND, BUT THOSE WHO ARE WISE WILL UNDERSTAND-Dan 12:10 NIV.
1 Cor 2:14-BUT THE NATURAL MAN (or man without the Spirit-the unsaved) RECEIVETH
NOT (or does not accept) THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD: FOR THEY ARE FOOLISHNESS
UNTO HIM: NEITHER CAN HE KNOW (or understand) THEM, BECAUSE THEY ARE SPIRITUALLY
DISCERNED.
Some may ask, how can this vast religion be so biblically
wrong and considered a cult? To much of the world, religions such as Hinduism,
Islam, Yoga, and others are not considered cults—however, they are in light
of the Word of God, which shall judge all things. It is written, Jn 12:48:…THE
WORD THAT I HAVE SPOKEN, THE SAME SHALL JUDGE HIM…
The Roman Catholic Church has strayed so far from the Bible
that it is referred to as the GREAT WHORE in the Revelation. To love you is
to tell you the truth. To keep silent and let people perish is not love. The
fact is that many Catholics have left the Roman Catholic Church and surrendered
their lives to the Jesus of the Bible by trusting in Him and Him alone for
their salvation. I believe many reading this article know someone that has
done so and became born-again-ref Jn 3:3—a concept the Catholic Church does
not understand. Five Over Rome is reportedly an excellent book in comparing
the errors of the Roman Catholic Church with the Bible. ROSICRUCIAN FELLOWSHIP
ROSICRUCIANISM
RUNES
SATAN WORSHIP
SCIENTOLOGY (The teachings of L. Ron
Hubbard)
SEANCES
SECRET BROTHERHOODS
SECRET SISTERHOODS
SELF REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM Some consider
it a cult, others do not. (Holds to the teaching of Ellen G. White, born in
the 19th century. She claimed to have had visions). The church was founded
in the mid 1800s. Many in this denomination apparently believe that Mrs. White
was the infallible interpreter of Holy Scripture, giving her authority equal
to or above the Scriptures. No one can judge her or disagree with her interpretation
of the 1844 Investigative Judgment. She therefore could be considered as a
sort of "pope," as what she has proclaimed cannot be challenged.
Does not believe in a literal hell as is taught in the Bible. Has 27 articles
in their statement of faith. Understanding of prophecy and of the Revelation
seems to be far removed from that which is taught by evangelical born-again
Bible prophecy teachers, such as Hal Lindsey and others. They dogmatically
observe Saturday as their day of rest and worship and use it as a come-on
to deceive people.
On the surface this aggressive cult can sound very
biblical to one that is not well-grounded in the Scriptures or not well-informed.
They skillfully combine Biblical truth mixed with error and falsehood which
can lead people astray as do many cults. SHEPHERD’S CHAPEL It is
reported that they deny the Trinity, believing that the Father became the
Son and became the Holy Spirit. Seems to follow aspects of British-Israelism
as Armstrongism does—believing that America is from the lost tribes of Israel.
Apparently believe that the unbelievers will cease to exist. They deny the
existence of hell as well as the Rapture. Their intermixing of Biblical truth
and error is done very skillfully. At the time this is being written, Shepherd’s
Chapel is on many television stations, sounding biblical but deceiving many. SHINTOISM
SILVA MIND CONTROL
SORCERY
SOUL TRAVEL
SPELLS
SPIRITISM (The Cult of Antiquity)
SPIRITUALISM Based on communication
with the spirit world. Does believe in God, but it is not the God of the Bible.
The Trinity and the fact that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is denied.
The virgin birth is denied. There is no atonement in Jesus. Denies the Holy
Spirit as set forth in the Bible. Sin does not exist. Man goes from one spirit
level to another. There is no devil, hell, judgment, or resurrection. STATUES (Venus, etc.)
SUPERSTITIONS: BREAKING A MIRROR
SUPERSTITIONS: FEAR OF BLACK CATS
SUPERSTITIONS: GOOD LUCK CHARMS
SUPERSTITIONS: SALT OVER SHOULDER
SWEDENBORGIANISM (The Church of New
Jerusalem) (Founded by Emanuel Swedenborg, Sweden). It is reported he died
in the latter part of the 18th century. This cult denies the Trinity; the
deity of the Holy Spirit; the existence of Satan, hell, and the resurrection.
Many other beliefs also exist that are totally out of line with the Bible.
Neither do they believe all the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Many of
the founders of various cults had visions or claimed God or someone else appeared
to them. Swedenborg apparently claimed God appeared to him. TABLE TIPPING
TALISMANS
TAROT CARDS
TEA LEAF READING
TELEPATHY
THE FARM (Founded by Stephen Gaskin,
perhaps in the 1960s). It is reported this cult accepts karma, mantras, sex,
marijuana, etc. THEOSOPHY (Founded in the
latter part of the 19th century). Teaches reincarnation and enlightenment.
The founder, a woman, like many other cult leaders claims to have been in
contact with certain beings that taught her. The Jesus they teach is not the
Jesus of the Bible. THE WALK (Founded by John
Robert Stevens in the 1970s). Some of its churches are also known as the "Church
of His Holy Presence, Concord Church, or Coniah Chapel." THE WAY INTERNATIONAL (Founder
Victor Paul Wierwille, born early 20th century). He believed that God audibly
spoke to him and gave him direction. The creator of all things was not Jesus
Christ but Elohim. They deny the doctrine of the Trinity and the virgin birth.
They do not believe that Jesus Christ is God and is from everlasting to everlasting.
Their understanding of the Holy Spirit is associated with spiritual gifts.
Unbelievers will have a final death. On the surface, this cult may sound very
biblical to one not well-grounded in the Scriptures or not well-informed.
They skillfully combine biblical truth mixed with error and falsehood, leading
people astray. It is reported that Wierwille had been a pastor in the United
Church of Christ. THE WEIGH DOWN DIET (Founder Gwen
Shamblin). Denies the Trinity. THIRD DAY CHURCH
THIRD EYE
T.M. (Transcendental Meditation) Brought
to the Western world by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi which title means—great sage.
There are 7 stages of consciousness. It may be said to be both a form of meditation
and a form of Hinduism. Their God (Brahma) is not the God of the Bible, but
a god or essence that cannot be described. God is in everyone. The person
within self is divine. Christ is just another divine leader. Sin is not to
be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote a person through reincarnation.
Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering in this life. There is no heaven
or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through many reincarnations, a state
of knowing you are God, at which time no more reincarnations will happen.
The initiation ceremony alone is enough to warn all that dabble with it that
they are committing an idolatrous act in violation of the express commands
of the Bible.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine Light
Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta Society,
Yoga, Zen Buddhism. TRANCE DIAGNOSIS
TWO BY TWO’S
UNIFICATION CHURCH (The teachings of
Sun Myung Moon, Korea). The God they teach is not the God of the Bible. Does
not believe that Jesus Christ is God. They believe the Holy Spirit is a female.
It is reported that Moon claims his wife is the Holy Spirit. According to
them, God has ordained that all people will be saved. New York Daily News-"The
Rev Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, testified Thursday
that he has frequent meetings and conversations with Jesus, Moses, and Buddha
and may become the real Messiah. Asked how he knew it was Jesus, he
replied: "I remembered him from his holy pictures and he said he was
Jesus Christ. He requested me to help him in the salvation of the universe." UNITARIANISM Denies the
doctrine of the Trinity and the deity of Jesus Christ. Teaches Jesus Christ
became the Son of God when he was baptized. UNITED APOSTOLIC CHURCH (See United
Pentecostals) UNITED PENTECOSTALS (United Apostolic
Church). It is reported that there are many other groups that follow this
doctrine such as the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Bible Way
Churches of Our Lord Jesus Christ. These do not believe in one God manifested
in three, eternally existing Persons. These baptize in the name of Jesus only.
They skillfully use baptizing people in the name of Jesus as a come-on to
deceive people, but seldom tell them initially that they baptize this way,
because they don’t believe in the Trinity as the Bible teaches. They believe
that God is one person who has revealed Himself as the Father, then as the
Son, and presently as the Holy Spirit. In other words, Jesus is God the Father
and the Holy Spirit. Denies the Son being with God-ref Jn 1:1, and that Jesus
is now seated at the right hand of God the Father in Heaven-ref Mk 16:19 and
Rev 5:7. They believe that baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus and administered
by a "oneness" minister is a necessary part of salvation. They believe
that speaking in tongues is evidence of the Holy Spirit. They also deny predestination.
They have a strict code for women to follow as well as men. On the surface,
this aggressive cult can sound very biblical to one not well-grounded in the
Scriptures or not well-informed. They skillfully combine biblical truth mixed
with error and falsehood, leading people astray. They believe that their way
is the only right way to heaven and all others will perish. Click here for
information on the Trinity. UNITY (Unity School of Christianity.
Dates back to the late 19th century). Reported to be a breakaway from Christian
Science. The God they believe in is not the God of the Bible. They do not
believe that God is a person but is life. He is all that is good. It may be
said that God is whatever a person conceives him to be. Unity combines aspects
of many religions. They do not believe in the Trinity or the purpose of Jesus’
death on the cross. The Jesus Christ that they believe in is not the Christ
of the Bible. The Holy Spirit they believe in is not that of the Bible. They
do not believe in Satan. They teach against the Bible, against Jesus and what
He did. They believe in reincarnation and that sin can be erased from our
conscience mind. UNIVERSALISM A belief system that
appears to think that everyone will be saved whether they believe on Jesus
or not, because of God’s love. Many varied opinions among groups. URANTIA They use a huge book called
the Urantia Book (1934), which they believe came from high deity sources.
They believe their book completes the New Testament, but in fact contradicts
it. They do not believe Jesus Christ came in the flesh, but is just another
person that gave revelations. Their understanding of the Trinity is not that
of the Bible. They believe Jesus came to teach the fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man. They believe in reincarnation plus living on different
planets. Paul warned about perverted teaching in Col chapter 2. VEDANTA SOCIETY Their God (Brahma)
is not the God of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described.
God is in everyone. The person within self is divine. Christ is just another
divine leader. Sin is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote
a person through reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering
in this life. There is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through
many reincarnations, a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more
reincarnations will happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine
Light Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta
Society, Yoga, Zen Buddhism. VERSALISM
VOODOO
WARLOCK
WART CHARMING
WATER WITCHING
WAY INTERNATIONAL (See The Way International)
WHITE MAGIC
WISHING ON A STAR
WITCH (See Fortunetelling)
WITCHCRAFT
WIZARDS (See Fortunetelling)
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD (See Armstrongism)
YOGA Their God (Brahma) is not the God
of the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described. God is in everyone.
The person within self is divine. Christ is just another divine leader. Sin
is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote a person through
reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering in this life. There
is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through many reincarnations,
a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more reincarnations will
happen. An example of how cults can deceive, sometimes yogis even read from
the Bible.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine
Light Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta
Society, Yoga, Zen Buddhism. ZEN
ZEN BUDDHISM It may be said to
be a system of finding oneself by oneself. The existence of God is a non-issue.
(See Buddhism for more information). Their God (Brahma) is not the God of
the Bible, but a god or essence that cannot be described. God is in everyone.
The person within self is divine. Christ is just another divine leader. Sin
is not to be considered. Doing more good than bad can promote a person through
reincarnation. Wrong doing in a past life causes suffering in this life. There
is no heaven or hell. Ultimately, you can achieve, through many reincarnations,
a state of knowing you are God, at which time no more reincarnations will
happen.
Some religions from the East include: Bahaism, Divine
Light Mission, Krishna Consciousness, TM or Transcendental Meditation, Vedanta
Society, Yoga, Zen Buddhism. ZOROASTRIANISM

15-CULTS
AND DECEIT ARE NOT THE ONLY DEVICES SATAN USES TO MISLEAD PEOPLE. SOME OTHERS
ARE:

afflictions-ref
Mk 4:19; being offended-ref Mt 13:21; cares and problems of this life-ref
Mt 13:22; hardships-ref Mt 13:21; lusts or personal desires of other things-ref
Lk 4:19; persecutions-ref Mt 13:21; prosperity and the deceitfulness of riches-ref
Mt 13:22; and all manner of temptations-Lk 8:13.
plus pride, selfishness, personal desires—the list
could go on and on.
Through trusting in the God of the Bible and denying
self (which is very unpopular teaching today), one can indeed overcome all
things.

16-FINAL
SUMMATION ON CULTS; BIBLICAL PROOF: RELIGIONS THAT ADD, CHANGE, DISCREDIT,
OR TAKE AWAY FROM THE BIBLE (NO MATTER WHAT THE SOURCE) ARE NOT FROM GOD
(Note #7 also)

In
addition to the cults we have mentioned, there are thousands more of false
ways or cults leading to eternal damnation. Some practice Satanism.
Many worship devils. Many claim to be witches.
Some practice ancestral worship. Some trust in the lie of reincarnation.
Many readily accept the lie of evolution rather than the truth
that God created all things; others try to combine them both together. New
doctrines, devised by men and seducing spirits, seem to be springing up daily.
Demonically inspired games are widely available in toy stores, game rooms,
and for use on home computers. Demonic teaching can also be found in American
schools, on the radio, and on television. Demonically inspired music fills
the airwaves. Multitudes of people are being deceived. There are now
homosexual churches where unrepentant, practicing homosexuals and
lesbians actually believe they are Christians and will go to heaven and that
the way they live is not even sin.
Here is absolute proof from the Bible—any "so-called"
religion that takes its teaching from the Bible plus another source is not
of the true God of heaven of whom it is written, BY HIM WERE ALL THINGS CREATED-Col
1:16. They are not of Jesus Christ Who IS COME IN THE FLESH-ref 1 Jn 4:3;
2 Jn 7.
Paul said in Gal 1:6-9-I MARVEL THAT YE ARE SO SOON
REMOVED FROM HIM THAT CALLED YOU INTO THE GRACE OF CHRIST UNTO ANOTHER
GOSPEL: WHICH IS NOT ANOTHER; BUT THERE BE SOME THAT TROUBLE
YOU, AND WOULD PERVERT THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. BUT THOUGH WE, OR AN
ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THAN THAT WHICH WE
HAVE PREACHED UNTO YOU, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. God’s Word clearly shows that
additions, changes, or perversions to the Gospel are not from God. False teachers
that do such things will indeed be accursed. AS WE SAID BEFORE, SO SAY I NOW
AGAIN, IF ANY MAN PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THAN THAT YE HAVE
RECEIVED, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. Many cult leaders had demon spirits, false
angels, visions, or dreams come to them. Afterward, they perverted God’s way
or started some new way —a false religion that in some way distorted, discredited,
added to, or took away from the Bible. Religions that have added such books
as the Koran, the Book of Mormon, Roman Catholic doctrines, the writings of
Ellen G. White, the Urantia Book, etc., have done exactly what Gal 1:6-9 warns
not to do.
It is written: Rev 22:18-19-…THE WORDS OF THE PROPHECY
OF THIS BOOK, IF ANY MAN SHALL ADD UNTO THESE THINGS, GOD SHALL ADD UNTO HIM
THE PLAGUES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK: AND IF ANY MAN SHALL TAKE AWAY
FROM THE WORDS OF THE BOOK OF THIS PROPHECY, GOD SHALL TAKE AWAY HIS PART
OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE, AND OUT OF THE HOLY CITY, AND FROM THE THINGS WHICH
ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK. The warning is clear. Do not add to or take away
from the words of the book. That is exactly what religions do when they create
a so-called "holy" book that adds to, discredits, or takes away
anything that is in the Bible in any way. God has made it perfectly clear—they
are accursed. Their part of the book of life is taken away.
The Bible stands alone. It is not the Bible + any
other book. It is not the Bible plus any other teaching, even from a so-called
prophet, apostle, or even an ANGEL FROM HEAVEN.
It is written: 2 Pe 1:20,21-KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT
NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION. FOR THE PROPHECY
CAME NOT IN OLD TIME BY THE WILL OF MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY
WERE MOVED BY THE HOLY GHOST.
2 Tim 3:16-ALL SCRIPTURE IS GIVEN BY INSPIRATION OF
GOD. This is not a theory. This is law. It is only disputed in the minds of
depraved people.
The Bible contains thousands of prophecies. Everyone, without one single exception,
has come to pass in its time just as it was written. This even includes the
rebirth of Israel which happened exactly as the Bible said it would. No book
in the world has ever come remotely close to this. None of the wicked shall
understand-ref Dan 12:10.
Those that understand spiritual warfare should understand
the following. Briefly—first comes the real thing. Then comes the deception
from Satan. God’s Word came to Adam. Then the deception followed from Satan
to Eve. God’s Word came to Noah. He obeyed God. After the flood, Satan’s temptations
came forth and new religions sprang up and again men turned from God. God’s
Word came to Moses. Then Satan moved in and tempted the people, they turned
away from God. Finally, God sent His only begotten Son. With the final writing
of the Revelation by John, the books of the Bible were completed. They were
finished. Since that time, many false teachings that add to, change, discredit,
or take away from the Holy Bible have appeared. If you have read this article
you can never say at the judgment you did not know.
It is written: 2 Jn 1:10-11-IF THERE COME ANY UNTO
YOU, AND BRING NOT THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER
BID HIM GOD SPEED: FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL
DEEDS. Many have been led down the road to error when they disobeyed this
Scripture.
Some of the most popular ones of these are:ARMSTRONGISM. The teachings of
the Bible plus Herbert W. Armstrong.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. The teachings
of the Bible plus Mary Baker Eddy.CHRISTODELPHIANISM. The teachings
of the Bible plus John Thomas.HOW TO HAVE PERFECT FAITH. The
teachings of the Bible plus the Apostle Eric.ISLAM. The teachings of the Bible
plus Muhammad and the Koran. Incidentally, there are various Islamic groups,
each believing their way is right.JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES. The teachings
of the Bible plus Charles Russell and other sources.MORMONISM. The teachings
of the Bible plus the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith.ROMAN CATHOLIC. The teachings of
the Bible plus traditions and the Pope.SCIENTOLOGY. The teachings of the
Bible plus L. Ron Hubbard.SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST. The teachings
of the Bible plus Ellen G. White.SWEDENBORGIANISM. The teachings
of the Bible plus Emanuel Swedenborg. THE FARM. The teachings of the
Bible plus Stephen Gaskin.THE WAY INTERNATIONAL. The teachings
of the Bible plus Victor Paul Wierwille.UNIFICATION CHURCH. The teachings
of the Bible plus Sun Myung Moon.URANTIA. The teachings of the Bible
plus the Urantia Book.
The list could go on and on. The people engaged in
each of these false religions usually believe they are absolutely right and
everyone else is wrong. The founders of most of these believe God, or Jesus
Christ, or the Angel Gabriel, or Moses, or whatever appeared to them. Some
had a dream, or a vision that convinced them they were right and all others
wrong. These people were inspired, but not by the Holy Spirit. It was not
the inspiration of God. It is written: Jn 10:1-VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO
YOU, HE THAT ENTERETH NOT BY THE DOOR INTO THE SHEEPFOLD, BUT CLIMBETH UP
SOME OTHER WAY, THE SAME IS A THIEF AND A ROBBER. Any religion that tries
to enter heaven by any other way than what is written in the Bible (and the
Bible alone), the same is false. Ro 3:4-…LET GOD BE TRUE, BUT EVERY MAN A
LIAR.

17-WHAT
GOSPEL AND WHAT JESUS DO THEY BELIEVE IN?

What
God do they believe in? Is it the God of the Bible or a god they have
created in their own imagination?
As we have seen from what cults believe, when a person says they believe on
Jesus Christ, we then have to ask—which Jesus do they believe in? Is
it the Jesus of the Bible, that is, Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, Jesus
Christ is Lord, God’s only begotten Son, who was born of a virgin, who created
all things, and always was and always shall be. Or is it the Jesus of the
Jehovah’s Witnesses, or of the Mormons, or of the New Age, or of Islam, or
some other Jesus that a person conceived in his thoughts? Do they believe
the Word of God—that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, that He rose from
the dead, and now sits at the right hand of God the Father making intercession
for the saints?
And what Gospel do they believe in? Is it the
gospel of the Mormons or Joseph Smith, the gospel of Mary Baker Eddy, the
gospel of Ellen G. White, or yet another gospel? Is it the Bible plus other
books, traditions, or other so-called prophets, apostles, or a person’s own
ideas?Do the believe in one God manifested in three,
eternally existing Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit?Do they believe Heb 9:27-IT IS APPOINTED UNTO
MEN ONCE TO DIE, BUT AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT. This verse and
many others eliminate reincarnation and many other false cult doctrines. Do they believe what Jesus said: Jn 14:6-I
AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE: NO MAN COMETH UNTO THE FATHER,
BUT BY ME.Do they believe in a literal hell? Lk 16:23-IN
HELL, HE LIFT UP HIS EYES, BEING IN TORMENTS; v. 28-PLACE OF TORMENT; Mt 25:41-EVERLASTING
FIRE.
Do they believe that Eph 2:8-9-FOR BY GRACE ARE
YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE GIFT OF
GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD BOAST.Do they believe it is a command to be baptized,
but only after one accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and repents?
Do they believe that water baptism is by full immersion and is to be done
in the name of the FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY GHOST?-ref Mt 28:19?Do they believe that all have sinned and one
needs to repent?
If these things are not in place, find a church that
teaches and believes the Word of God apart from traditions that lead a person
astray.

18-TRUE
SALVATION

The
list can also include "spiritually dead" churches and any church
that does not believe and teach the following: FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED
THROUGH FAITH; AND THAT NOT OF YOURSELVES: IT IS THE
GIFT OF GOD: NOT OF WORKS, LEST ANY MAN SHOULD
BOAST. FOR WE ARE HIS WORKMANSHIP, CREATED IN CHRIST JESUS UNTO GOOD WORKS,
WHICH GOD HATH BEFORE ORDAINED THAT WE SHOULD WALK IN THEM-Eph 2:8-10.

19-HOMOSEXUALS
AND LESBIANS

Ro
1:26-32-FOR THIS CAUSE GOD GAVE THEM UP UNTO VILE AFFECTIONS: FOR EVEN THEIR
WOMEN DID CHANGE THE NATURAL USE INTO THAT WHICH IS AGAINST NATURE:
AND LIKEWISE ALSO THE MEN, LEAVING THE NATURAL USE OF THE WOMAN, BURNED
IN THEIR LUST ONE TOWARD ANOTHER; MEN WITH MEN WORKING THAT WHICH
IS UNSEEMLY, AND RECEIVING IN THEMSELVES THAT RECOMPENCE OF THEIR ERROR WHICH
WAS MEET. AND EVEN AS THEY DID NOT LIKE TO RETAIN GOD IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE,
GOD GAVE THEM OVER TO A REPROBATE MIND, TO DO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT CONVENIENT;
BEING FILLED WITH ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, FORNICATION, WICKEDNESS, COVETOUSNESS,
MALICIOUSNESS; FULL OF ENVY, MURDER, DEBATE, DECEIT, MALIGNITY; WHISPERERS,
BACKBITERS, HATERS OF GOD, DESPITEFUL, PROUD, BOASTERS, INVENTORS OF EVIL
THINGS, DISOBEDIENT TO PARENTS, WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING, COVENANTBREAKERS, WITHOUT
NATURAL AFFECTION, IMPLACABLE, UNMERCIFUL: WHO KNOWING THE JUDGMENT
OF GOD, THAT THEY WHICH COMMIT SUCH THINGS ARE WORTHY OF DEATH,
NOT ONLY DO THE SAME, BUT HAVE PLEASURE IN THEM THAT DO THEM.
Help is available if you want it. Click on WWW.SETFREEIF.ORG Email-setfreeif@ij.net.

20-RELIGIOUS
DECEPTION

Mt
24:4-AND JESUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE
YOU. This is the age of religious deception.
Rev 3:22-HE THAT HATH AN EAR, LET HIM HEAR WHAT
THE SPIRIT SAITH UNTO THE CHURCHES.

21-ANTICHRIST
SHALL COME
CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH
(Needful-repeated from above)

It
is also written: 1 Jn 2:18-LITTLE CHILDREN, IT IS THE LAST TIME: AND AS YE
HAVE HEARD THAT ANTICHRIST SHALL COME, EVEN NOW ARE THERE MANY
ANTICHRISTS; WHEREBY WE KNOW THAT IT IS THE LAST TIME.
1 Jn 2:22-23-WHO IS A LIAR BUT HE THAT DENIETH
THAT JESUS IS THE CHRIST? HE IS ANTICHRIST, THAT DENIETH THE FATHER AND THE
SON. WHOSOEVER DENIETH THE SON, THE SAME HATH NOT THE FATHER: (BUT)
HE THAT ACKNOWLEDGETH THE SON HATH THE FATHER ALSO.
1 Jn 4:3-AND EVERY SPIRIT THAT CONFESSETH NOT
THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH IS NOT OF GOD: AND THIS IS THAT SPIRIT
OF ANTICHRIST, WHEREOF YE HAVE HEARD THAT IT SHOULD COME; AND EVEN
NOW ALREADY IS IT IN THE WORLD.
2 Jn 1:7-FOR MANY DECEIVERS ARE ENTERED INTO
THE WORLD, WHO CONFESS NOT THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH.
THIS IS A DECEIVER AND AN ANTICHRIST.

22-ABIDETH
NOT IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST HATH NOT GOD
CARNAL MIND IS DEATH

2
Jn 1:9-11-WHOSOEVER TRANSGRESSETH, AND ABIDETH NOT IN THE DOCTRINE OF
CHRIST, HATH NOT GOD. HE THAT ABIDETH IN THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST, HE
HATH BOTH THE FATHER AND THE SON. IF THERE COME ANY UNTO YOU, AND BRING NOT
THIS DOCTRINE, RECEIVE HIM NOT INTO YOUR HOUSE, NEITHER BID HIM GOD SPEED:
FOR HE THAT BIDDETH HIM GOD SPEED IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS.
Ro 8:1-THERE IS THEREFORE NOW NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM
WHICH ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH,
BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT.
Ro 8:6-FOR TO BE CARNALLY MINDED IS DEATH;
BUT TO BE SPIRITUALLY MINDED IS LIFE AND PEACE.

23-THE
SPIRIT OF GOD MUST BE IN YOU, OR YOU ARE NOT SAVED

Ro
8:9-BUT YE ARE NOT IN THE FLESH, BUT IN THE SPIRIT, IF SO BE
THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELL IN YOU. NOW IF ANY MAN HAVE
NOT THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, HE IS NONE OF HIS.
1 Cor 3:16-KNOW YE NOT THAT YE ARE THE TEMPLE OF GOD,
AND THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD DWELLETH IN YOU?
Ro 8:14-FOR AS MANY AS ARE LED BY THE SPIRIT
OF GOD, THEY ARE THE SONS OF GOD. The Spirit of God will never, never,
never lead a person contrary to God’s Word (the Bible). Very few people’s
fruits, love of the brethren, and obedience to God’s Word testify that they
have the Spirit of God. Very few people in this generation have made Jesus
the center of their life.

24-THE
STRAIT GATE AND NARROW WAY

Mt
7:13-14-ENTER YE IN AT THE STRAIT GATE: FOR WIDE IS THE GATE,
AND BROAD IS THE WAY, THAT LEADETH TO DESTRUCTION, AND MANY THERE BE WHICH
GO IN THEREAT: BECAUSE STRAIT IS THE GATE, AND NARROW
IS THE WAY, WHICH LEADETH UNTO LIFE, AND FEW
THERE BE THAT FIND IT.

25-MANY
POSITIVE THEY ARE SAVED BUT ARE NOT

Mt
7:20-23-WHEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM. NOT
EVERY ONE THAT SAITH UNTO ME, LORD, LORD, SHALL ENTER
INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN; BUT HE THAT DOETH THE WILL
OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN. The will of God will always, always,
always be in harmony with the Bible. MANY WILL SAY TO ME IN THAT DAY, LORD,
LORD, HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIEDIN THY NAME? AND
IN THY NAME HAVE CAST OUT DEVILS? AND IN THY NAME
DONE MANY WONDERFUL WORKS? AND THEN WILL I PROFESS UNTO THEM,
I NEVER KNEW YOU: DEPART FROM ME, YE THAT WORK INIQUITY.

26-MUST
DO GOD’S WORD

Mt
7:24-27-THEREFORE WHOSOEVER HEARETH THESE SAYINGS OF MINE, AND
DOETH THEM, I WILL LIKEN HIM UNTO A WISE MAN, WHICH
BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON A ROCK: AND THE RAIN DESCENDED, AND THE FLOODS CAME,
AND THE WINDS BLEW, AND BEAT UPON THAT HOUSE; AND IT FELL NOT: FOR IT WAS
FOUNDED UPON A ROCK. Their foundation is Jesus. Their foundation
is God’s Word. AND EVERY ONE THAT HEARETH THESE SAYINGS OF MINE,
AND DOETH THEM NOT, SHALL BE LIKENED UNTO A
FOOLISH MAN, WHICH BUILT HIS HOUSE UPON THE SAND: AND THE RAIN DESCENDED,
AND THE FLOODS CAME, AND THE WINDS BLEW, AND BEAT UPON THAT HOUSE; AND IT
FELL: AND GREAT WAS THE FALL OF IT.
1 Cor 3:11-FOR OTHER FOUNDATION CAN NO MAN
LAY THAN THAT IS LAID, WHICH IS JESUS CHRIST.
Ja 1:22-BUT BE YE DOERS OF THE WORD, AND NOT HEARERS
ONLY, DECEIVING YOUR OWN SELVES.
Lk 6:46-AND WHY CALL YE ME, LORD, LORD, AND
DO NOT THE THINGS WHICH I SAY? Why do you say you are saved, yet you
will not obey the Word of God?

27-SURVEYS

The
authorship of the following surveys, which were done in the 1970’s and 80’s
to our knowledge, has been lost. Undoubtedly, the statistics today would be
far worse than when these were taken. Nevertheless, the information is shocking.
Indeed, there are many blind leaders of the blind and both are falling into
the ditch. Many are wolves in sheep’s clothing. What does your minister, priest,
rabbi, elders, or bishops believe? You have a need to know. Eternity could
be at stake. It makes no difference how much education your pastor has. If
he does not believe: the Bible is the inspired Word of God, the fundamentals
of the Faith, and is not born-again, get out of that church, even if it is
a multimillion dollar building.
Surveys, to our knowledge, were of lay people unless
otherwise specified. None of the following churches are considered cults,
except the Roman Catholic.

QUESTION: DO YOU
BELIEVE:
1-in Jesus’ physical resurrection from the grave?

30%n

51%n

35%n

33%n

y

2-in the virgin
birth of Jesus as a biological miracle?

44%n

60%n

49%n

44%n

y

3-in
Satan and the existence of evil demonic powers?

p36%n

p40%n

p44%n

p38%n

y

37%n

62%n

47%n

33%n

y

4-the
Bible is the inspired Word of God?

p42%n

p53%n

p38%n

p48%n

y

89%n

85%n

89%n

82%n

n/a

57%n

35%n

35%n

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

y

5-Jesus
Christ is the only begotten Son of God. Majority said

p38%n

p54%n

p43%n

p45%n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

6-a
person is saved by grace through faith? Majority said

p43%n

p48%n

p42%n

p42%n

y

y-but

y

y

y

n/a

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

7-a person must
repent before being baptized? Majority said

n

n

n

n

n/a

n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

8-a person must
be faithful to their religion? Majority said

y

n

n

n

y

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

9-baptism is to
be done by full immersion? Majority said

n

n

n

n

n

n/y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

10-that salvation
is apart from all works? Majority said

n-but

y

y

y

n-but

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

11-in the finished
work of Jesus Christ? Majority said

n

y

y

y

n/a

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

12-the only way
to God is by Jesus? Majority said

n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

13-in
a literal hell?

p42%n

p53%n

p38%n

p48%n

y

28-MORE
GUIDELINES ON WHAT CHURCHES TO RUN FROM

Another
guideline is to make sure the church is not a member of the National Council
of Churches, (N.C.C.) or the World Council of Churches. If it is,
run from it.
If your church does not believe that the whole
Bible is the perfect Word of God, run from it.
If your church does not believe that Jesus
Christ is God, run from it.
If your church does not believe and confess
that Jesus is the Christ, Who came to this earth in the flesh, as in
1 Jn 4:2,3, and 2 Jn 7, run from it.
If you go to any church thatteaches "it"
is the "only" way, run from that church.
No church saves anyone. It is faith in the name and shed blood of Jesus Christ.
Any church that teaches the worship of the virgin
Mary, run from it.
Any church that teaches to pray to dead saints,
run from it.
Any church that practices ancestor worship,
or condones the practice of it by others, run from it.
Any church that uses astrology in any way,
run away fast.
Any church that prays in any name other than Jesus
Christ, run from it.
Any church that consults the dead, flee from
that church.
Any church that uses any kind of trinkets,
idols, or any objects for worship, get away from that church. Jesus Christ
is the only way.
Any church that does not believe in ONE GOD, manifested
in three Persons, God the Father, and God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit,
run from them. This is covered in more detail under doctrines—The
Trinity.
Any church that does not teach the whole Bible,
get away from it. For example, some churches may preach only the Epistles,
and others only the Psalms or Proverbs. Some may only teach the Old Testament;
while others may only teach the four Gospels. Some may not teach the Bible
at all. Run from all of these.
Some claim to be Christian, and great healings appear
to take place; but the healings are not done in the name of Jesus,
or the healings deceive people and lead them away from Jesus. Run from
these.
Watch out for churches that are only ceremonies
and for those that do not encourage you to bring your Bible to the
service. Run from these, and don’t look back.
Some churches sing, and sing, and sing, and
there is very little instruction from God’s Word. Run from these.
If the church does not emphasize repentance and
faith in Jesus Christ, leave that church.Leave any church where the teaching relies
on the Bible + the teaching of some so-called prophet, or relies on the
Bible plus some other book.
Any church that claims their leader is infallible,
get away from it.
Any church that does not believe in a literal hell,
the Great White Throne Judgment for unbelievers and the second death (that
is the lake of fire), get away from it.Beware of churches that speak evil of government
or those in authority. The Bible clearly warns against these.
Beware of any churches that are used as political
arenas. Get away from them.
Beware of any church whose leader is living in fornication,
adultery or has more than one wife. Flee from that church. In some
countries, perhaps as much as 80% of the "so-called" Christian preachers
are not married, but are simply living with someone according to tribal or
national traditions.Beware of any preacher that has an attitude
of "I am great. I have many churches. I am something
special. I am the secretary or treasurer" or whatever. This is
not the attitude of Christ. This does not display the fruits of the Spirit
or a repentant, humble attitude. A person that is close to God should have
an attitude of humility, brokenness, and meekness. The attitude we should
have is to be a SERVANT OF ALL-Mk 9:35. Mt 20:27-AND WHOSOEVER WILL BE CHIEF
AMONG YOU, LET HIM BE YOUR SERVANT. Ja 4:6-WHEREFORE HE SAITH, GOD RESISTETH
THE PROUD, BUT GIVETH GRACE UNTO THE HUMBLE.
Beware of any church whose leader claims to be
an apostle or some great prophet of God. This is not the attitude of humility,
meekness, and the fruits you are to follow. Mt 24, Lk 21, Mk 13, and Jeremiah
all show clearly that in this age there are many false prophets. If
you know and understand the Scriptures, then you know these things are true.
There are some good, born-again preachers and many
that are not born-again that don’t believe the Rapture comes before the Tribulation.
See the Rapture for details.
If they do not believe the Rapture will take place
at all, run from it.
Water baptism
is to be done only after a person repents and believes in Jesus Christ as
their only hope of salvation. When it is done, it is to be by full immersion
and done in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
If you go to a church that does sprinkling baptism, infant baptism, or baptizes
in another name, leave.
Warning: if your preacher does not believe in
teaching Bible prophecy, the Revelation, that Jesus Christ may soon return,
and that we are to watch and be ready, run from that church. Something
is not right there.
Beware of any preacher that does not love the brethren,
but has a contentious and accusing attitude toward true born-again
men of God. This is not to be confused with the legitimate exposing of doctrinal
error within the body of Christ.
Be warned, even though some preachers may have many
college degrees, this is no guarantee that he
is walking with God.Only Jesus can save…a religion cannot.

29-SATAN’S
WORDS

If
you have witnessed to many people lately, you may have heard some of the following
statements. These are some of the things Satan may say through someone you
are witnessing to, whether in the USA or anywhere in the world.

When
quoting the Bible—that is your interpretation.

I don’t
have to worry. I am saved and can’t lose it.

God
is too good. He wouldn’t send anyone to hell.

Don’t
tell me I am not saved.

I don’t
believe there is such a place as hell.

The
Bible was only written by men.

The
Bible is full of errors.

I’m
a good person. God will take care of me.

I
think religion is a private thing.

I
believe parts of the Bible, but not every word.

What
about other ministers that have other interpretations?

The
Bible is not for today. It was meant for a long time ago.

I have
an appointment.

Religion
is for people that need a crutch.

Sorry,
I have to go, the telephone is ringing.

Not
all the Bible is meant for me.

I
can only give you so much time.

I
have my own religion.

I was
sprinkled when I was a baby. I "feel" that is good enough.

I’ll
stop smoking or drinking when God makes it happen.

Tell
me in your own words. Don’t use the words of the Bible.

I don’t
"feel" that God wants me to.

God
will forgive me no matter what I do.

Man,
I don’t need that stuff. Get out of here.

30-ONE
WAY TO WITNESS TO CULTS AS WELL AS TO OTHERS

For
those that say they are a good person, use the Ten Commandments. Ro 3:20-FOR
BY THE LAW IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF SIN. Ask the person do they sin? Ask them have
they ever told a lie? Have they ever stolen anything? Have they ever cursed
using God’s name? Have they ever looked on a woman to lust after her—thus
committing adultery already with her in their heart? Once they admit they
have done some of these things AND ARE CONVICTED BY THE LAW AS TRANSGRESSORS-Ja
2:9 NASB, then bring forth the only hope they have for entering heaven and
having their sins forgiven—the Lord Jesus Christ. Use Scripture as much as
possible.

31-LOVE
ONE ANOTHER

It
is written: Ro 13:10-LOVE WORKETH NO ILL TO HIS NEIGHBOUR: THEREFORE
LOVE IS THE FULFILLING OF THE LAW.
Jn 5:42-BUT I KNOW YOU, THAT YE HAVE NOT THE LOVE
OF GOD IN YOU.
Jn 13:34, 35-A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE UNTO YOU, THAT
YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER; AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, THAT YE ALSO LOVE
ONE ANOTHER. BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT YE ARE MY DISCIPLES, IF
YE HAVE LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER.
Jn 15:17-THESE THINGS I COMMAND YOU, THAT YE LOVE
ONE ANOTHER.
Ro 5:5-AND HOPE MAKETH NOT ASHAMED; BECAUSE THE
LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST WHICH IS GIVEN
UNTO US.
Gal 5:6-FOR IN JESUS CHRIST NEITHER CIRCUMCISION AVAILETH
ANY THING, NOR UNCIRCUMCISION; BUT FAITH WHICH WORKETH BY LOVE.
1 Pe 1:22-SEEING YE HAVE PURIFIED YOUR SOULS IN OBEYING
THE TRUTH THROUGH THE SPIRIT UNTO UNFEIGNED LOVE OF THE BRETHREN, SEE
THAT YE LOVE ONE ANOTHER WITH A PURE HEART FERVENTLY.
1 Pe 2:17-HONOUR ALL MEN. LOVE THE BROTHERHOOD.
FEAR GOD. HONOUR THE KING.
1 Jn 3:11-FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE THAT YE HEARD FROM
THE BEGINNING, THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
1 Jn 3:14-WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO
LIFE (or we know we have passed from being unsaved to saved) , BECAUSE WE
LOVE THE BRETHREN. HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER ABIDETH IN DEATH
(or is unsaved).
1 Jn 3:16-HEREBY PERCEIVE WE THE LOVE OF GOD, BECAUSE
HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US: AND WE OUGHT TO LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR THE
BRETHREN.
1 Jn 3:23-AND THIS IS HIS COMMANDMENT, THAT WE SHOULD
BELIEVE ON THE NAME OF HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER,
AS HE GAVE US COMMANDMENT.
1 Jn 4:7-BELOVED, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER:
FOR LOVE IS OF GOD; AND EVERY ONE THAT LOVETH IS BORN OF GOD, AND KNOWETH
GOD.
1 Jn 4:11-BELOVED, IF GOD SO LOVED US, WE OUGHT ALSO
TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
1 Jn 4:12-NO MAN HATH SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME. IF WE
LOVE ONE ANOTHER, GOD DWELLETH IN US, AND HIS LOVE IS PERFECTED
IN US.
1 Jn 4:20-IF A MAN SAY, I LOVE GOD, AND HATETH
HIS BROTHER, HE IS A LIAR: FOR HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER WHOM
HE HATH SEEN, HOW CAN HE LOVE GOD WHOM HE HATH NOT SEEN?
1 Jn 4:21-AND THIS COMMANDMENT HAVE WE FROM HIM, THAT
HE WHO LOVETH GOD LOVE HIS BROTHER ALSO.
1 Jn 5:2-BY THIS WE KNOW THAT WE LOVE THE CHILDREN
OF GOD, WHEN WE LOVE GOD, AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS.

WE
BELIEVE AND CONFESS THAT JESUS CHRIST IS COME IN THE FLESH.
JESUS CHRIST IS LORD.

Jn
1:1, 14-IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD, AND THE WORD WAS WITH GOD, AND THE
WORD WAS GOD. AND THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (AND WE BEHELD
HIS GLORY, THE GLORY AS OF THE ONLY BEGOTTEN OF THE FATHER,) FULL OF GRACE
AND TRUTH.

For
more information on cults, you might check out the following sources.
Ask your local Christian book store for the tracts:
Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Error by Moody Press.www.waltermartin.org
The web site of the late Dr. Walter Martin.www.ankerberg.org
The web site of Dr. John Ankerberg
has a variety of excellent videos and information on cults.www.thebereancall.org
The web site of Dr. Dave Hunt.www.carm.org The
web site of Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry.

Many
thanks to those missionaries that have served overseas, as well as certain
brethren in Christ from various countries that have also contributed additional
information.